William C. Wright

William C. Wright

William Carter Wright (born January 6, 1866 in Carroll County , Georgia , †  June 11, 1933 in Newnan , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1918 and 1933 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

As early as 1869, William Wright, who was born on a farm, came to Newnan with his parents, where he attended public schools. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1886, he began to work in his new profession. In Newnan he was also a banker, farmer and from 1892 to 1895 also a city lawyer. From 1894 to 1903 he served as a public prosecutor. From 1910 to 1918 Wright was a member of the Education Committee.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1910 and 1911 he was party chairman in Georgia. After the resignation of MP William C. Adamson , Wright was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the fourth seat of Georgia . There he took up his new mandate on January 16, 1918. After six re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1933 . During this time the First World War ended . In 1919, 1920 and early 1933 the 18th , 19th and 20th amendments were passed.

In 1932, William Wright declined to run again. He died on June 11, 1933, three months after leaving the US House of Representatives, in Newnan, where he was also buried.

Web links

• William C. Wright in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William C. Wright in the database of Find a Grave (English)