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.[1] He was the Court's chief justice for seven of those years.[1] 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
george, wright, george, grover, wright, march, 1820, january, 1896, pioneer, lawyer, iowa, supreme, court, justice, professor, republican, united, states, senator, from, iowa, george, grover, wrightunited, states, senatorfrom, iowain, office, march, 1871, marc. 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 George Grover WrightUnited States Senatorfrom IowaIn office March 4 1871 March 3 1877Preceded byJames B HowellSucceeded bySamuel J KirkwoodMember of the Iowa SenateIn office 1849 1851Personal detailsBorn 1820 03 24 March 24 1820Bloomington IndianaDiedJanuary 11 1896 1896 01 11 aged 75 Des Moines IowaPolitical partyRepublican 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 1 He was the Court s chief justice for seven of those years 1 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 1 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 2 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 References edit a b c Iowa Judicial Branch Biography of George C Wright permanent dead link accessed 2009 06 06 Dan Elbert Clark History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa pp 143 49 Iowa 1913 United States Congress George G Wright id W000759 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S Senate Preceded byJames B Howell U S senator Class 2 from Iowa1871 1877 Served alongside James Harlan William B Allison Succeeded bySamuel J Kirkwood Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George G Wright amp oldid 1190980223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
