William Bacon Wright
Born: July 4, 1830
Birthplace: Muscogee County, Georgia
Father: John Holmes Wright 1788 – 1845
Mother: Nancy Hughes Jackson 1799 – 1841
1st Wife: Amanda J. Greer 1833 – 1870
2nd Wife: Pink Gates 1844 -
Children:
Frances "Fannie" Wright 1849 –
Lettie Wright Thompson 1850 – 1925
Irene Wright McDonald 1852 – 1947
Gilbert Greer Wright Sr. 1853 – 1943
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
Graduated from Princeton University at age 17 years old
(as per the Register of Congressmen, however, there is no record of his graduation)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Eufaula, Alabama
Attorney in Paris, Texas
1860: Texas Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1862 – 1864: Confederate States Congressman from Texas
Acted as a Businesslike Congressman
Felt long discussions and debates in Congress profited no one
Made an amendment to exempt from the draft all militia units engaged in frontier defense.
Made an amendment to exempt impressment of all slaves employed exclusively in raising grain.
We against any taxes unless it helped the Davis Administration
1862 – 1864: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
1862 – 1864: Member of House Patents Committee
1863 – 1864: Member of House Claims Committee
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to C.S. Congress
1864 – 1865: Major and Quartermaster on staff of General Edmund Kirby Smith
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Clarksville, Texas and Paris, Texas
Banking Businessman in San Antonio, Texas
Died: August 10, 1895
Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Dignowity Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
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