George Washington Wright

George Washington Wright (June 4, 1816 – April 7, 1885) was a California politician. He was the leading vote getter in a November 1849 at-large election for California's two seats in the United States House of Representatives following California's admission to the Union. He served a partial term in the 31st United States Congress (1850-1851).

Biography Wright was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on June 4, 1816, a son of Edward and Mary Wright. He was educated in Concord and in 1835 began to work in the business department of the Boston Courier newspaper. He declined to run for a full term and resumed his business interests. They were the parents of a son, William (1849-1849) and a daughter, Emma (1847-1900), the wife of Charles A. Hinckley of Boston.