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Samuel Gardiner Wright (November 18, 1781 – July 30, 1845) was an American politician who served as a member of the
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for from March to July of 1845.


Early life

Wright was born in
Wrightstown, New Jersey Wrightstown is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 720, a decrease of 82 (−10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 802, which in turn reflected an i ...
.


Career

In 1830, Wright was elected to the
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representing
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. He was elected as a Whig to the
Twenty-ninth United States Congress The 29th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1845, ...
to represent and served from March 4, 1845 until July of the same year.


Personal life

Wright died near Imlaystown, New Jersey. He is buried in the East Branch Cemetery, near Imlaystown. Wright's daughter, Anna Marie Wright, married
George Franklin Fort George Franklin Fort (June 30, 1809 – April 22, 1872) was a physician, judge, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 16th Governor of New Jersey from 1851 to 1854. Early life George Franklin Fort was born on June 30, 1809, near Pem ...
in 1830. Fort was elected
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in 1851.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) The following is a list of United States United States Senate, senators and United States House of Representatives, representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 18 ...


References


External links


Finding aid for the Wright Family papers
at
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1781 births 1845 deaths Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council Politicians from Burlington County, New Jersey People from Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature {{NewJersey-politician-stub