John
Crafts Wright (1783-1861)
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Birthplace
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Wethersfield, Conn. |
Occupation
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Printer,
lawyer |
| Congressional Service |
House 1821 (elected but resigned),
1823-29 (NR-Ohio) |
Newspapers
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Apprentice
in Litchfield, Conn., probably worked on Litchfield Monitor,
ca. late 1790s (F) |
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Troy
(N.Y.) Gazette, 1804-1809 (F?) |
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Owner
or backer, Steubenville, Ohio Western Herald, ca. 1815 (R) |
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Cincinnati
Gazette, 1840-53 (W) |
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Federal
appointments
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District
Attorney, Ohio, 1818-23 (Monroe) |
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| Other
offices |
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Ohio
Supreme Court, 1831-45 |
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Delegate
and honorary president, Washington peace conference, 1861 |
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Notes
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Brought
in Woodrow Wilson's grandfather, Philadelphia Aurora
employee James
Wilson, to run the Steubenville Western Herald |
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Defeated
for releection in 1828 |
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Director,
Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railroad |
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