Hiram A. Wright

Hiram A. Wright
3rd Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1854 – May 27, 1855
Preceded byAzel P. Ladd
Succeeded byAlfred Constantine Barry
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1853
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
1851–1852
Personal details
Born1823
St. Lawrence County, New York
DiedMay 27, 1855
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic

Hiram A. Wright (1823 – May 27, 1855) was an American educator and politician from Wisconsin.

Born in St. Lawrence County, New York, Wright moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1846. Wright started the newspaper the Prairie du Chien Patriot in 1848 and he edited The Courier.[1] He also studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Wright was a county judge. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1851 and 1852.[1] He was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin.[2][3] Wright died of chronic bronchitis at his home in Prairie du Chien while in office on May 27, 1855.[1][3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Death of Hon. H. A. Wright". Waukesha County Democrat. June 6, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Hiram A. Wright, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  3. ^ a b "Supreme Court 106 Day of Term". The Daily Milwaukee News. June 2, 1855. p. 3. Retrieved November 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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