Aron Wright (September 30, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American physician and educator. He was the founder and president of Miami Valley College.

Life

Wright was born in Monallan,

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, September 30, 1810. His parents moved four years later, to Springboro,

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, where he grew up. He began the study of medicine with his sister's husband, John T. Plummer,

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., of

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, and later spent two years at

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, where he graduated in 1836. After graduation, he practiced for three years in Springboro, but moved to

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in 1840. After seventeen years practicing medicine in New York, Wright returned to Springboro with his family. He there engaged in the care of landed property left to him by his father. In 1870, Wright and other education-minded Quakers founded in the area of Springboro a manual labor school, Miami Valley College. The school was notable for admitting both men and women. Wright served as president for a period of nine years and contributed financially to the college. The college closed in 1883, soon after he left. In 1880, he moved back to New York, where he lived in

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. He died there in December 15, 1885. Wright was a prominent member of the

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. His daughter

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became noted as a Quaker

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:wright, aron 1810 births 1885 deaths People from Adams County, Pennsylvania Physicians from Ohio Yale School of Medicine alumni American Quakers