Born in Littleton, Massachusetts, July 19, 1838. When quite young his parents went to Lowell, where he received an academic education. At the age of nineteen, he went into the produce business with his brother, A. F. Wright, under the firm name of A. S. & M. S. Wright. In this he continued until 1870, when he came to Iowa, and settled in Sumner Township. He was on a farm four years, then went to Lafayette Township, where he remained one year, and then returned to Sumner, and formed a partnership with Mr. Cass, in the mercantile business, under the firm name of Cass & Wright. In this business he continued one year, and then returned to his farm in Lafayette Township where he remained until August, 1882; he then formed a partnership with Mr. Cass and others, under the firm name of S. F. Cass & Co. He has the management of one of the stores and keeps the books for both of the large stores owned by this firm. Mr. Wright is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Knight Templar, and also of Pilgrim Commandery, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and is also, a member of the A. O. U. W., of this place. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Lizzie French, a native of New Hampshire.