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Life Summary
Full name
Joseph Albert Wright
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
1
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
2
Family
John Wright (father), Rachel Seaman Wright (mother), Louisa Cook (first wife), Caroline Rockwell (second wife)
Other Education
Indiana State Seminary (IN)
Occupation
Politician
Diplomat
Attorney or Judge
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Methodist
Political Parties
Democratic
Government
Buchanan Administration (1857-61)
Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
Diplomat
US Senate
US House of Representatives
Governor
State legislature
