Henry W. Wright
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry W. Wright | |
|---|---|
 Wright in 1932 | |
| Chair of Los Angeles County | |
| In office December 5, 1922 – December 2, 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Reuban F. McClellan |
| Succeeded by | Reuban F. McClellan |
| In office December 2, 1930 – December 6, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Reuban F. McClellan |
| Succeeded by | Frank L. Shaw |
| Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors | |
| In office 1921–1933 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan S. Dodge |
| Succeeded by | Roger W. Jessup |
| 40th Speaker of the California State Assembly | |
| In office January 6, 1919 – 1921 | |
| Preceded by | C. C. Young |
| Succeeded by | Frank Merriam |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 69th district | |
| In office January 4, 1915 – January 8, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Egbert J. Gates |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Ward Wright March 4, 1868 Chickasaw County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1948 (aged 80) South Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive |
| Spouse | Nellie Blanche Wright |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Iowa State College Omaha Commercial College |
Henry Ward Wright (March 4, 1868 – August 19, 1948) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly and as Speaker of the Assembly.
On March 4, 1868, Henry W. Wright was born near Ionia, Iowa in Chickasaw County, Iowa to Methodists.[1] He graduated from Iowa State College and Omaha Commercial College.
Career
Wright held a minor office in Minnesota until he moved to California in 1905.[2]
During the 1912 presidential election he joined Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party and was elected to the state assembly in 1914. From 1915 to 1921 he served in the California State Assembly and on was selected as Speaker of the California State Assembly by acclamation on January 6, 1919.[3] When the United States entered World War I he was appointed to a district draft board.[4] He was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1921 and served until he was defeated by Roger W. Jessup in 1932.[5][6]
On March 30, 1926, he announced that he would run for the Republican nomination in the ninth congressional district for the 1926 election, but came in last with 10.19% of the vote behind William E. Evans, Charles Hiram Randall, and Harold B. Landreth.[7][8]
On August 18, 1948, Wright died at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California.
