- Nathaniel Wright
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Nathaniel Wright 4th Mayor of Lowell, MA In office
1842–1843Preceded by Elisha Huntington Succeeded by Elisha Huntington Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]In office
1834–1834Succeeded by John P. Robinson Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]In office
1827–1828Chairman of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[1][2]In office
1827[3] – 1830Member of the
Lowell, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen[1]In office
1827[3] – 1830Preceded by None Succeeded by James Tyler Personal details Born February 13, 1785[4]
Sterling, Massachusetts[4]Died November 5, 1858[1][5]
Lowell, Massachusetts[1]Spouse(s) Laura Hoar[2] Children Nathaniel Wright,Jr.[3] Alma mater Harvard;[4] Class of 1808.[3] Profession Attorney[3] Nathaniel Wright (February 13, 1785 – November 5, 1858) was an American businessman and lawyer who was the fourth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Early life
Wright was born in Sterling, Massachusetts on February 13, 1785,[4] the oldest son of Hon. Thomas and Eunice (Osgood) Wright.[5]
Family life
Wright married Laura Hoar on March 5, 1820.[2][3]
Business career
Wright was president of the Lowell Bank from its organization, June 2, 1828, until his resignation on October 2, 1858.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1, 1874), Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass: organized December 21, 1868, No. 1., Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 146.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of Alumni of Harvard College, 1851–52 to 1862–63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, p. 238.
- ^ a b c d e f g Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vol. II, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 178.
- ^ a b c d Old Residents' Historical Association (January 1, 1874), Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass:organized December 21, 1868, No. 1., Lowell, Mass: Old Residents' Historical Association, p. 145.
- ^ a b Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of Alumni of Harvard College, 1851–52 to 1862–63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, p. 237.
Political offices Preceded by
Elisha Huntington4th Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
April 1842 – April 1844Succeeded by
Elisha HuntingtonCategories:- 1785 births
- People from Sterling, Massachusetts
- Harvard University alumni
- Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts lawyers
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Massachusetts State Senators
- Businesspeople from Massachusetts
- American bankers
- 1858 deaths
- Massachusetts politician stubs
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