Daniel W. Wright

Daniel W. Wright (June 7, 1797 – November 22, 1844) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1832 to 1838.

Biography According to his headstone at Pontotoc City Cemetery, Wright was born in Laurens County, South Carolina.

In 1829 Wright was involved in developing a location called Hanan's Bluff on the Yazoo River into a settlement called Manchester, near Madison and Yazoo Counties. He was nominated in 1834 to run for a seat in the U.S. House, but "declining a poll" was not a Jacksonian Democratic candidate after all. James F. Trotter "became the competitor and rival of Daniel W. Wright, which emulation continued as long as both remained at the bar". Trotter resigned from the bench effective December 1, 1838. In 1841, he was offering cotton seed for sale, imported from Mexico, including the Gulph cultivar and a strain he claimed would mature 10 to 15 days earlier than existing strains. Wright died at his home near Pontotoc, Mississippi in 1844.

According to The Bench and Bar of Mississippi (1881):

Writing in 1881, Reuben Davis recalled of him, "Daniel W. Wright was very kind to us both, and I have to record my gratitude to him for much friendly notice and encouragement. He was profoundly read as a lawyer and really a brilliant speaker. I passed many hours at his house, which was made charming by the gentleness of his wife."