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George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820 – January 11, 1896) was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1839. He studied law in Rockville, Indiana and was admitted to the bar in 1840, commencing practice in Keosauqua, Iowa Territory (now Keosauqua, Iowa). Wright's brother, Joseph Albert Wright, was a Governor and Senator from Indiana.

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  • جورج جي. رايت (بالإنجليزية: George G. Wright)‏ هو محامي وقاضي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 24 مارس 1820 في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 11 يناير 1896 في نفس البلد. حزبياً، نشط في الحزب الجمهوري. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي. (ar)
  • George Grover Wright (* 24. März 1820 in Bloomington, Indiana; † 11. Januar 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker (Republikanische Partei), der den Bundesstaat Iowa im US-Senat vertrat. George Wright wurde auf Privatschulen ausgebildet und graduierte 1839 an der Indiana University in seiner Heimatstadt Bloomington. Danach studierte er in Rockville Rechtswissenschaften und wurde 1840 in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen, woraufhin er in Keosauqua im Iowa-Territorium zu praktizieren begann. Nachdem das Territorium als Staat der Union beigetreten war, fungierte Wright von 1847 bis 1848 als Staatsanwalt im Van Buren County und gehörte von 1849 bis 1851 dem Senat von Iowa an. Zwischen 1854 und 1870 war er Richter am des Staates. Überdies hatte er von 1860 bis 1865 das Amt des Präsidenten der Iowa Agricultural Society inne. Im Jahr 1865 zog Wright nach Des Moines. Er war einer der Begründer des College of Law an der University of Iowa und betätigte sich bis 1871 als Dozent an der juristischen Fakultät an der Iowa State University. In diesem Jahr zog er nach erfolgreicher Wahl in den US-Senat in Washington ein, wo er sein Mandat bis zum 3. März 1877 wahrnahm; zur Wiederwahl trat er nicht an. In der Folge arbeitete er wieder als Jurist in Des Moines sowie im Bankgewerbe. Von 1887 bis 1888 stand er der American Bar Association vor. George Wright verstarb 1896 in Des Moines. Sein älterer Bruder Joseph war Gouverneur von Indiana und saß für diesen Bundesstaat ebenfalls im US-Senat. (de)
  • George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820 – January 11, 1896) was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1839. He studied law in Rockville, Indiana and was admitted to the bar in 1840, commencing practice in Keosauqua, Iowa Territory (now Keosauqua, Iowa). He was prosecuting attorney of Van Buren County, Iowa in 1847-1848 and was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1849 to 1851. He was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1854 to January 1860, and June 1860 to September 1870. He was the Court's chief justice for seven of those years. He also served as president of the Iowa Agricultural Society from 1860 to 1865. Wright moved to Des Moines in 1865. In collaboration with Justice C. C. Cole, he established at Des Moines the first law school west of the Mississippi River. This school later became the University of Iowa College of Law. He served as one of its professors from 1865 to 1871. In 1870, the Iowa General Assembly chose Wright (over William Boyd Allison and others) to serve a six-year term in the United States Senate. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1877. He was not a candidate for reelection. While in the Senate, he was a member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (in the Forty-second Congress), a member of the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment (in the Forty-third Congress) and Committee on Claims (in the Forty-fourth Congress). After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of his profession in Des Moines and also engaged in banking as the president of the Polk County Savings Bank. From 1887 to 1888 he was president of the American Bar Association. He died in Des Moines in 1896, aged 75, and was interred in Woodland Cemetery. Wright's brother, Joseph Albert Wright, was a Governor and Senator from Indiana. (en)
  • George Grover Wright, född 24 mars 1820 i Bloomington, Indiana, död 11 januari 1896 i Des Moines, Iowa, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker och jurist. Han representerade delstaten Iowa i USA:s senat 1871-1877. Han var bror till Joseph A. Wright. Wright utexaminerades 1839 från Indiana University. Han studerade sedan juridik i Rockville, Indiana och inledde 1840 sin karriär som advokat i Iowaterritoriet. Han var åklagare för Van Buren County, Iowa 1847-1848. Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1849-1851. Wright var domare i Iowas högsta domstol 1854-1870 och professor i juridik vid State University of Iowa (numera University of Iowa) 1865-1871. Han efterträdde 1871 James B. Howell som senator för Iowa. Han kandiderade inte till omval efter en mandatperiod i senaten. Han var ordförande i juristorganisationen American Bar Association 1887-1888. Wrights grav finns på Woodland Cemetery i Des Moines. (sv)
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  • جورج جي. رايت (بالإنجليزية: George G. Wright)‏ هو محامي وقاضي وسياسي أمريكي، ولد في 24 مارس 1820 في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 11 يناير 1896 في نفس البلد. حزبياً، نشط في الحزب الجمهوري. وقد انتخب عضو مجلس الشيوخ الأمريكي. (ar)
  • George Grover Wright (* 24. März 1820 in Bloomington, Indiana; † 11. Januar 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker (Republikanische Partei), der den Bundesstaat Iowa im US-Senat vertrat. George Wright verstarb 1896 in Des Moines. Sein älterer Bruder Joseph war Gouverneur von Indiana und saß für diesen Bundesstaat ebenfalls im US-Senat. (de)
  • George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820 – January 11, 1896) was a pioneer lawyer, Iowa Supreme Court justice, law professor, and Republican United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1839. He studied law in Rockville, Indiana and was admitted to the bar in 1840, commencing practice in Keosauqua, Iowa Territory (now Keosauqua, Iowa). Wright's brother, Joseph Albert Wright, was a Governor and Senator from Indiana. (en)
  • George Grover Wright, född 24 mars 1820 i Bloomington, Indiana, död 11 januari 1896 i Des Moines, Iowa, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker och jurist. Han representerade delstaten Iowa i USA:s senat 1871-1877. Han var bror till Joseph A. Wright. Wright utexaminerades 1839 från Indiana University. Han studerade sedan juridik i Rockville, Indiana och inledde 1840 sin karriär som advokat i Iowaterritoriet. Han var åklagare för Van Buren County, Iowa 1847-1848. Han var ledamot av delstatens senat 1849-1851. Wrights grav finns på Woodland Cemetery i Des Moines. (sv)
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