James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician) explained

James A. Wright
Image Name:James A. Wright (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Birthname:James Assion Wright
State:Pennsylvania
District:34th
Party:Republican
Term Start:January 3, 1941
Term End:January 3, 1945
Preceded:Matthew A. Dunn
Succeeded:Herman P. Eberharter
Birth Date:11 August 1902
Birth Place:Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Scott Township
Restingplace:Holy Souls Cemetery in Carnegie
Alma Mater:College of the Holy Cross

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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