1799 - 1874
Benjamin D. Wright American Journalist
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| First Name |
Benjamin
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| Middle Name |
D.
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| Last Name |
Wright
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1798
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| Died |
1874
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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Benjamin Drake Wright (January 23, 1799 – April 28, 1874) was a Florida lawyer, journalist, and Whig politician who served in Territorial Legislature, the State Senate, and as a Florida Supreme Court justice in 1853, succeeding Walker Anderson. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on January 23, 1799, the son of William and Sarah Ann Wright. He married Josephine De La Rua on February 23, 1826. He owned the Pensacola Gazette from 1834 to 1839 and edited the paper till 1846. He opposed secession and refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. He died on April 28, 1874.
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