Nathaniel Wright (February 13, 1785 – November 5, 1858) was an American businessman and lawyer who was the fourth Mayor of
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, it is one of two traditional county seat, seats of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in ...
.
Early life
Wright was born in
Sterling, Massachusetts
Sterling is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,985 at the 2020 census.
History
Previous to its incorporation, it was "the Second Parish of Lancaster." It was commonly called by a portion of its In ...
on February 13, 1785,
the oldest son of Hon. Thomas and Eunice (Osgood) Wright.
Family life
Wright married Laura Hoar on March 5, 1820.
Business career
Wright was president of the Lowell Bank from its organization, June 2, 1828, until his resignation on October 2, 1858.
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1785 births
People from Sterling, Massachusetts
Harvard University alumni
Mayors of Lowell, Massachusetts
Lawyers from Lowell, Massachusetts
Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts state senators
Businesspeople from Massachusetts
American bankers
1858 deaths
Lowell, Massachusetts City Council members
19th-century American businesspeople
19th-century American lawyers
19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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