Samuel Wright Sr. (22 May 1812 - 19 December 1877), known generally as Samuel Wright or Sam Wright, was an English-American

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er and father of two

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Hall-of-famers, Harry Wright and George Wright. He was a member and groundskeeper of the St George's Cricket Club in

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. Samuel Wright was born in

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in 1812. He married Ann Tone Wright. He moved to New York sometime in the 1830s and joined the St George's Cricket Club, where he was a member until 1869. He served as a player, manager and groundskeeper. By 1870 he had moved to Boston and he died there living with his son George in 1877. He also was noted as a woodturner. He is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in

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, Massachusetts. He and his wife Ann had 5 children: Harry, born in Sheffield, George, Samuel Wright Jr, Daniel, and Mary. Both Harry and George would become famous baseball players and are in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Sam also played in the Major League.

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