George Merrill Wright
George Merrill Wright (April 12, 1865 – January 8, 1926) was an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts[1] from January 6, 1913[2] to January 1, 1917.[3][4]
George Merrill Wright | |
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37th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
In office January 6, 1913 – January 1, 1917 | |
Preceded by | David F. O'Connell |
Succeeded by | Pehr G. Holmes |
Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council | |
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Born | April 12, 1865 Clinton, Massachusetts |
Died | January 8, 1926 60) Worcester, Massachusetts | (aged
Children | George Francis Wright, Ralph Wyman Wright Florence Marian Wright |
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Early life
Wright was born to George Fletcher and Harriet Elizabeth (Wright) Wright in Clinton, Massachusetts on April 12, 1865.[1]
Family life
Wright married Minnie E. Searle, they had three children George Francis Wright, Ralph Wyman Wright and Florence Marian Wright.[1]
Public service
Notes
- Cutter, William Richard (1915), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume I, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 113.
- Wright, George M. (1913), Inaugural Address of Hon. George M. Wright, Mayor of Worcester, Mass., January 6, 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts: Belisle Print. and Publishing Company, p. 1
- Holmes, Pehr G. (1917), Inaugural Address of Honorable Pehr G. Holmes: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January the First, Nineteen Seventeen, Worcester, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Press, p. 1
- "George Wright Dies Suddenly". The Boston Globe. January 8, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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Preceded by David F. O'Connell |
37th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts January 6, 1913–January 1, 1917 |
Succeeded by Pehr G. Holmes |
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