Born in Kosciusko County, Indiana, on the 29th of July, 1842. Mr. Wright is the son of Newcell and Mary (Barnes) Wright. His mother is a native of North Carolina, and his father a native of Kentucky. He came to Guthrie County in 1866. He was married in Morrisburg, April 19, 1868, to Miss Mary A. Nation, a daughter of John and Isabella Nation. Mr. Wright is now holding the offices of school director and township assessor, the latter position of which he has held for five years. He represented Guthrie County as a representative in the Iowa House in the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth General Assemblies, 1900-1902.

Born in Kosciusko County, Indiana, on the 29th of July, 1842. Mr. Wright is the son of Newcell and Mary (Barnes) Wright. His mother is a native of North Carolina, and his father a native of Kentucky. He came to Guthrie County in 1866. He was married in Morrisburg, April 19, 1868, to Miss Mary A. Nation, a daughter of John and Isabella Nation. Mr. Wright is now holding the offices of school director and township assessor, the latter position of which he has held for five years. He represented Guthrie County as a representative in the Iowa House in the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth General Assemblies, 1900-1902.