Nathaniel Wright

Nathaniel Wright
Nathaniel Wright
4th Mayor of Lowell, MA
	In office; 1842–1843
Preceded by	Elisha Huntington
Succeeded by	Elisha Huntington
Member of the ; Massachusetts Senate[1]
	In office; 1834–1834
Succeeded by	John P. Robinson
Member of the ; Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
	In office; 1827–1828
Chairman of the ; Lowell, Massachusetts; Board of Selectmen[1][2]
	In office; 1827[3] – 1830
Member of the ; Lowell, Massachusetts; Board of Selectmen[1]
	In office; 1827[3] – 1830
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	James Tyler
Personal details
Born	February 13, 1785[4]; Sterling, Massachusetts[4]
Died	November 5, 1858 (aged 73)[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.

Early life

Wright was born in Sterling, Massachusetts on February 13, 1785,[4] the oldest son of Hon. Thomas and Eunice (Osgood) Wright.[5]

Wright married Laura Hoar on March 5, 1820.[2][3]

Wright was president of the Lowell Bank from its organization, June 2, 1828, until his resignation on October 2, 1858.[3]

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
Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of Alumni of Harvard College, 1851–52 to 1862–63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, p. 238
Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vol. II, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 178
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
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 Huntington	4th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts April 1842 – April 1844	Succeeded by Elisha Huntington

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