James Benjamin Wright
Full Name: James Benjamin Wright, Sr.Date of birth: March 12, 1832
Date of death: May 20, 1893
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 28 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin |
(1) "He is, as he declares, a Democrat 'dyed in wool'," p. 194. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 28
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: McKinney / Collin Counties in district: Collin |
(1) "He is, as he declares, a Democrat 'dyed in wool'," p. 194. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, James B. Wright, pp. 194-195. Born in Lexington, Kentucky; settled in Crawford county, Illinois, after the Civil War and married Elizabeth Higgins while living there; came to Texas in 1876 and settled in Collin County; doctor, studied medicine at the Eclectic College in Cincinnati, "now engaged in agriculture." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Dr. James B. Wright, Sr., member of the State Legislature from Collin County, included in biographical sketch of son James B. Wright, Jr., Volume V, p. 123. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company K, 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (formerly Company K, 9th Kentucky Infantry Mounted), enlisted 5/1/1862 at Hoover's Gap. James Benjamin Wright, death date 5/20/1893 in Collin County, Texas, widow Mrs. Lizzie A. Wright, marriage date 12/25/1867 in Crawford County, Illinois. Pension File No. 42328, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company K, 5th Regiment, Breckinridge's division. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- James Benjamin Wright, physician, death date 5/20/1893 in Collin County, widow Mrs. Lizzie A. Wright, Princeton, Collin County, Texas File No. 42328. Collin County Genealogical Society. Civil War Pension Applications from Collin County, Texas, Collin Chronicles, Volume 20, Number 4, 1999/2000, p. 97, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Other Resources
- J.B. Wright, marriage to Elizabeth Higgins, 12/26/1867 in Crawford County, Illinois.
Census of 1870 - James B. Wright, Martin Township, Crawford County, Illinois, age 36, born circa 1834 in Kentucky, physician, wife Elizabeth.
Census of 1880 - J.B. Wright, Collin County, Texas, age 48, born circa 1832 in Kentucky, farmer, wife Elizabeth, daughter Lilly, sons E.F., J.B., and W. Wright. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935 - Dr. J.B.W. Wright, birth date 3/12/1832, death date 5/20/1893, burial in Van Winkle Cemetery, Princeton, Collin County, with spouse Eliz. A.W. Wright. Find a Grave.
- "Resolutions of Respect" for Dr. J.B. Wright by Sister Grove Alliance No. 775, The Democrat (McKinney, Texas), 6/15/1893, p. 3, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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20th R.S. - 1887
Counties and County Boundaries Finance Public Health and Vital Statistics State Lunatic Asylum, Charges Against Management and Condition of Female Inmates Stock and Stock Raising |
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