George Merrill Wright
| George Merrill Wright | |
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| 37th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts | |
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In office January 6, 1913 – January 1, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | David F. O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Pehr G. Holmes |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen | |
| Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 12, 1865 Clinton, Massachusetts |
| Children |
George Francis Wright, Ralph Wyman Wright Florence Marian Wright |
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George Merrill Wright (April 12, 1865) was an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts[1] from January 6, 1913[2] to January 1, 1917.[3]
Early life
Wright was born to George Fletcher and Harriet Elizabeth (Wright) Wright in Clinton, Massachusetts on April 12, 1865.[1]
Family life
Wright married Minnie E. Searle, they had three children George Francis Wright, Ralph Wyman Wright and Florence Marian Wright.[1]
Public service
Worcester, Massachusetts Common Council and Board of Aldermen
Wright elected to the Worcester Common Council in 1900 and 1901, and to the Worcester Board of Aldermen in 1902.[1]
Mayor of Worcester
Wright was the Mayor of Worcester from January 6, 1913.[2] to January 1, 1917.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Cutter, William Richard (1915), New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Volume I, New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, p. 113.
- 1 2 Wright, George M. (1913), Inaugural Address of Hon. George M. Wright, Mayor of Worcester, Mass., January 6, 1913, Worcester, Massachusetts: Belisle Print. and Publishing Company, p. 1
- 1 2 Holmes, Pehr G. (1917), Inaugural Address of Honorable Pehr G. Holmes: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January the First, Nineteen Seventeen, Worcester, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Press, p. 1
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| Preceded by David F. O'Connell |
37th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts January 6, 1913–January 1, 1917 |
Succeeded by Pehr G. Holmes |
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