About James A. Wright
Lived 1902 – 1963 (aged 61). James A. Wright was an American politician and lawyer.
James Assion Wright (August 11, 1902 – November 7, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served two terms in the U.S. Congress from 1941 to 1945.
Biography Wright was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1902. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1923 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1927.
He served as assistant county solicitor of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1941.
Congress In 1940, Wright was elected as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress, then reelected to the 78th United States Congress in 1942. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944.
Death Wright died in Scott Township on November 7, 1963, at the age of 61. His body was interred at Holy Souls Cemetery in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
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American politician (1902-1963)
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James A. Wright was born on 11 August 1902 in Carnegie.
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James A. Wright died on 7 November 1963.
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James A. Wright was a politician and lawyer.
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