Francis Mastin Wright (July 14, 1810 – January 16, 1869) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor (1856–1860).
Francis Mastin Wright | |
|---|---|
| 8th Ohio State Auditor | |
| In office January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860 | |
| Governor | Salmon P. Chase |
| Preceded by | William Duane Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Tayler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1810 Frederick County, Virginia |
| Died | January 16, 1869 (aged 58) Urbana, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
Francis Wright was born in Frederick County, Virginia, and ended up in Clark County, Ohio, where he was educated in the country schools. He was a merchant in Springfield, Ohio and later Urbana, Ohio. He was elected as a Whig for County Auditor of Champaign County.[1]
In 1855, as a Republican, he defeated incumbent Democrat William Duane Morgan for Ohio State Auditor,[2] but declined a second term. He returned to Urbana in 1860, and was appointed Internal Revenue Collector by President Lincoln. He resigned in 1867 and died at Urbana January 16, 1869.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Smith 1898 : 45
- ^ Smith 1898 : 40
References
edit- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.