Wright, William B

  • Posted on: 10 November 2015
  • By: srambold
Primary Name
Prefix or Title: 
Hon.
First Name: 
William
Middle Name: 
B
Surname: 
Wright
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
April
Birth Day: 
16
Birth Year: 
1806
Birth Note: 
Born: Newburgh, Orange County, NY
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=William+B+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Wright&gsln_x=0&mswpn__ftp=Orange+County%2c+New+York%2c+USA&mswpn=2240&mswpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c35%7c0%7c2240%7c0%7c0%7c&msb
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry: William B Wright in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Death Info
Death Month: 
January
Death Day: 
12
Death Year: 
1868
Death Note: 
Died in Albany, NY
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=William+B+&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Wright&gsln_x=0&mswpn__ftp=Orange+County%2c+New+York%2c+USA&mswpn=2240&mswpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c35%7c0%7c2240%7c0%7c0%7c&msb
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry: William B Wright in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Relationships
Marriage Information: 
Marriage and Children Info
Biographical Information
Seward Context: 
Official/Professional
Profession: 
Lawyer, Judge, and Politician
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
Mentioned in a letter from WHS to LMW (18470210). WHS stated that he wanted "Mr. Wright elected speaker" within the NY State Legislature, however he was defeated. Admitted to the NY bar in 1827, Wright practiced law around Orange County. During this period Wright also worked as an editor for multiple Whig publications. Eventually Wright would go on to be a State "Assemblyman, a Justice of the State Supreme Court and a distinguished Judge on the Court of Appeals."
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/history-legal-bench-court-appeals.html?http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-court-appeals/wright-william.html
Title of Webpage: 
Historical Society of the New York Courts: William B. Wright
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 16:30
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Erik Goergen
Extra information from Google Docs spreadsheet
Citation for Marriage Info (old): 
Editorial Information
Editorial Review: 
Unverified and Incomplete