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Biographies
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† Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens
Publ. by Biographical Publishing Co.
Chicago, Ill -
1908
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GEORGE H. WADSWORTH
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 1054 |
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WILLIAM WAGGONER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 503 |
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GEORGE WAGONER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 372 |
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HENRY L. WAGONER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 722 |
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PHILIP WAGONER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 372 |
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WILLIAM H. WAGONER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 529 |
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WALTER WAINWRIGHT
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 748 |
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T. W. WAKEMAN
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 299 |
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JOHN WALDKIRCH
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 926 |
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RICHARD B. WALKER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 801 |
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HIRAM H. WALLACE
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 901 |
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JAMES W. WALLACE
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 902 |
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JOHN W. WALSH,
whose fine estate of ninety-five acres can scarcely be
excelled in Summit County for beauty of location or
extensive improvements, has here made stock-raising a
science and farming a hobby. Mr. Walsh was born
in Cuyahoga Falls Township, Summit County, Ohio, Aug. 18,
1854, and is a son of William and Rose (Carlin) Walsh.
WILLIAM WALSH, was born in
County Cork, Ireland, came to America in 1848 and died in
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Mar. 23, 1904, aged seventy-six years.
In Ireland he learned the trade of shoemaker, which he
intended to follow after locating in the United States, but
circumstances diverted him to the paper-making industry,
which he followed for some forty years at the Falls, being
an active man up to the time of his death. He married
Rose Carlin, whom he survived, her death taking place
Jan. 23, 1901, when she had attained the age of seventy-five
years. They had eight children, namely: Mary,
who married Jacob Donaldson, residing at Cuyahoga
Falls; John W., Richard E., who is deceased; Rose
A., residing with her brother, John W.; Thomas F.,
Isabelle A., deceased; Cornelius M. who is
connected with the Walsh Milling Company, and
Margaret E., residing with her brother, John W.
The family was reared in the Roman Catholic faith.
John W. Walsh obtained his education in the
common and High Schools of Cuyahoga Falls, after which he
spent seven years in the Hanford Brothers' paper mills.
At the end of this time he entered the regular army,
becoming a member of Company E, Second U. S. Infantry.
He remained in the service for five years, being
successively under the command of General Miles,
General Wheaton and General Howard.
He reached Idaho, in August, 1877, and for one year was
engaged in the campaign against the Nez Perce Indians.
After leaving the army Mr. Walsh continued to
live in the West for five years more. He went to
Washington and there embarked in a saw-mill business which
he expanded into a flourishing industry, requiring him to
employ a force of twenty men. This business he
continued until 1889, when his thoughts turned to the East
and to the section in which he was born, resulting in his
coming back to look over the business situation here.
He has never since left this favored part of the country.
Shortly after his return to Cuyahoga Falls, Mr.
Walsh purchased an interest in the Cuyahoga Paper
Company, which later became the Walsh Paper Company,
and he continued to manage this business until May 19, 1902.
In the meantime he had purchased the Howe farm,
his present estate, and resided in the old homestead until
the completion of his magnificent residence, which, without
doubt, is the finest rural home in Summit County. The
building of this home was commenced in 1899 and was
completed in 1901. It is solidly constructed of brick
and its stately exterior is matched by its fine interior
finish and rich furnishings. Every modem comfort and
convenience made possible by the use of money and the
exercise of good taste, have been introduced to make this a
home in every sense of the word. The house has a
beautiful setting, including a wide, grassy lawn, noble
shade trees and flowering shrubs. There is about the
entire place a harmony of details that is pleasant to
contemplate and must have been a joy to plan.
On this beautiful farm is to be found a herd of some of
the finest cattle in Summit County. They include
Aberdeen, Angus and Holstein, with a few Jerseys.
Mr. Walsh owns a Polled-Angus bull, a splendid
specimen, which took the prize at the Summit County fair in
1905. He makes farming only a side issue, enjoying it
more as a hobby than as an occupation for profit. He
has two silos and raises his own feed. Mr.
Walsh here also is able to indulge his love of fine dogs
and owns a number of blooded Shepherd and French bull dogs,
of the test strains. It is scarcely necessary to add,
in a work which belongs especially to a section in which he
is so well known, that Mr. Walsh is a genial,
companionable man, big-hearted and generous, benevolent and
charitable. Although he is an admirer and strong
supporter of the present Chief Executive of the Nation, he
was reared a Democrat and still adheres to the old
principles of that party. He is a member of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church of Cuyahoga Falls.
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 766 |
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WILLIAM WALSH -
See John W. Walsh
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 766 |
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WILLIAM WALTERS
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 971 |
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DAVID WALTZ
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 597 |
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FRANK WALTZ
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 758 |
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MADISON WALTZ
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 597 |
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HON. R. M. WANNAMAKER
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 314 |
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JOSEPH WARBURTON, M. D.
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 636 |
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ISRAEL WARE
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 539 |
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NORMAN WARE
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 539 |
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ADAM K. WARNER
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Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 885 |
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C. C. WARNER
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 342 |
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FRANK WARNER
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 877 |
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HENRY WARNER
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 927 |
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W. E. WILSON,
junior member of the firm of Betzler and Wilson
Fountain Pen, a prospering industry at Akron, came to this
city in 1878. He was born at Niles, Ohio, Nov. 3,
1869, and was about nine years old when he parents -
James and Isabella (Biggers) Wilson - located in Akron.
Mr. Wilson was educated in the Akron schools
and, being an ambitious boy, early began to be
self-supporting, securing a position with the B. F.
Goodrich Company while still young. He was
faithful and industrious and remained with that company and
the American Hard Rubber Company until 1891. He then
went to Cincinnati, where he was engaged in the fountain pen
business until 1892, when he returned to Akron and, in
partnership with J. F. Betzer, established the firm
of Betzler and Wilson, for the manufacture of
the fountain pen bearing the name of the firm. The
business has prospered and fifteen men are employed in the
factory at Nos. 54- 56 South Street, while four traveling
salesmen represent the firm on the road. They
manufacture 100 different styles of pen, making a specialty
of the Betzler and Wilson Self-filling Pen.
In 1892 Mr. Wilson was married to Ella
I. Gregory, of Akron. He is a Thirty-second Degree
Mason and belongs to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council at
Akron, the Alkoran Shrine and the Lake Erie Consistory at
Cleveland. He is prominent also as an Odd Fellow,
belonging to both branches of the order. Mr.
Wilson, like Mr. Betzler, is an
enterprising business man, one who not only understands the
demands of the public for a first- class article, but knows
also how to push its sale. The firm .stands high as a
business house of Akron.
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 1086 |
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BYRON P. WISE, secretary of
the Camp Conduit Company, at Akron, has been identified with
electrical work almost throughout his business career.
He was born in Green Township, Summit County, Ohio, and is a
son of William Wise, a native of that township.
The family to which he belongs came from Pennsylvania
to Ohio at an early day. David Wise, the
grandfather of Byron P., settling in Green Township,
Summit County. Mr. Wise's ancestors in general
have been agriculturists, and his father is a retired farmer
living at Greentown.
Mr. Wise was educated primarily in the Uniontown
public schools, and later took a business course in the
Hammel's Commercial College at Akron. He then
associated himself with business houses where he could
closely study electricity, in which he was deeply
interested. For a time he was in the employ of the
Erie Railroad, then was connected with the Camps for six
years, and since the organization of the Camp Conduit
Company, has been the secretary of his concern.
In 1900 Mr. Wise was married to Lela Smith,
of Summit County, who is a daughter of D. J. Smith.
He has two sons: Royale C. and John Clarke.
Mr. Wise and family belong to Grace Reformed Church.
† Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill - 1908~Page 444 |
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URIAS C. WITNER
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Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 1099 |
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FRANCIS HANMER WRIGHT,
a leading citizen of Tallmadge, was born in Tallmadge
Township, Summit County, Ohio, July 7, 1834, and is a son of
Francis H. and Clarinda (Fenn) Wright.
In 1810 the grandparents of
Francis Hanmer Wright, Elizur and Rhoda (Hanmer)
Wright, came to Summit County. They settled on
what was known as the Southwest road, along which Mr.
Wright bought a large tract of land. He built here
the first frame barn in Tallmadge Township, and this
structure was utilized for a time as a place in which to
hold religious exercises. He continued to acquire land
until he owned a large portion of the western half of the
township, including the valuable property known as Coal
Hill. He had been a prominent man in both church and
public affairs at Canaan Connecticut, and he continued to be
held in high esteem after settling in Summit County.
He reared a family of five daughters and four sons, all of
whom became more or less noted in their various communities.
They were: Philo, Elizur, Francis H., James, Polly,
Clarissa, Harriet, Amelia and Lucy. Philo
Wright married
Sally Owen and they resided in Tallmadge
Township, where he practiced medicine for many years.
Elizur Wright
(2) was a distinguished man. He resided for a time in
the city of New York and was the able editor of a strong
anti-slavery paper there. He became professor of
mathematics at the Western Reserve University, at Hudson,
which position he was obliged to resign on account of his
radical views against slavery. He then removed to
Denham, Massachusetts, and had an office in Boston, where he
was an actuary of life insurance, and for several years was
Commissioner of Insurance for the state. He died in
1890, aged eighty years, at which time a biographical sketch
of his life was produced in McClure's Magazine.
James Wright became a minister of the
Congregational Church. After a pastorate at Napoleon,
Henry County, Ohio, he went to California and died there in
1900. Polly Wright married Dr. Daniel
Upson, then of Worthington, Ohio, who later came to
Tallmadge, and they were the parents of William,
Daniel A., James W. and Francis H., the
latter of whom died in Cleveland, and left a family of
children. Clarissa Wright married a Mr.
Rurrell, of Elyria, Ohio. Harriet Wright
married Rev. John Seward, who became a minister of
the Congregational Church, who was stationed at Hudson and
at other points. Amelia Wright married
Rev. William Hanaford, who entered the
Congregational ministry, and after serving pastorates at a
number of places, died at Tallmadge.
Francis H. Wright, father of Francis
Hanmer, was born at Canaan, Litchfield County,
Connecticut, July 16, 1795, and died in Tallmadge, in 1886,
aged ninety-one years. He accompanied his parents to
Summit County and subsequently inherited a part of the
valuable Coal Hill property. In partnership with his
brother-in-law. Dr. Daniel Upson, he was
engaged for many years in developing coal mines here,
shipments being made to Cleveland and Chicago, Mr.
Wright accompanying the first load of coal ever
shipped to the latter city. He married Clarinda
Fenn, who was born in 1802, and died in 1888.
Francis Hanmer Wright was reared
in Tallmadge, attended the Tallmadge Academy and spent one
year in the Cleveland Agricultural College, leaving when
nineteen years of age and teaching school for a year.
He then stalled to farm and subsequently went into a dairy
business, which latter industry he continued until the
spring of 1897, supplying patrons at Akron for a period of
twenty-two years. During the Civil War, when the
governor of Ohio called out men to serve for 100 days, Mr.
Wright responded and became a member of Company D,
164th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in
as first lieutenant. He was mustered out at Cleveland,
after assisting in the defense of the forts around
Washington city. He is a member of Buckley Post, Grand
Army of the Republic. He belongs to the Grange.
Mr. Wright married Harriet
Kilbourn, of Akron, who was a daughter of Lewis and
Eliza Kilbourn. Mrs. Wright died July 27,
1904, at the age of sixty-six years. They had four
children, namely: Winnifred B., who died in 1882, at
the age of nineteen years; Elberta, who married E.
R. Hine, died in 1900, aged thirty-five years,
leaving one son and two daughters, Leland W., Winnifred
and Leora; Francis H., who was born in 1868,
married Frances Parmalee, a daughter of
Charles P. Parmalee, and has five children, Julia,
Geneva, Kathryn, Dorothy and Francis
H., resides with his father at Tallmadge; and Ida,
who married W. A. Osborn, lives at Akron, Ohio.
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 664 |
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HON. THOMAS WRIGHT,
a prominent citizen of Springfield Township, who served in
the Ohio State Legislature from 1890 until 1891, declining
renomination, is a representative of a leading pioneer
family of this section. Mr. Wright was born in
Tompkins County, New York, Feb. 22, 1830, and is a son of
Thomas Wright, Sr., and his wife, Lucy (Kirkman)
Wright. Thomas Wright, Sr., and his wife
celebrated their golden wedding in 1867. They were
born and married in England. Four of their children
were born in England and two after they came to America.
They were: George, James, Jemima, Josiah, Thomas and
Lucy. The eldest son, George Wright,
died some years, and then became a bookkeeper, residing in
Akron. He married Mary Bucchtel, who was a
sister of John Bucchtel. Jemima, the eldest
daughter, residing on her farm in Michigan, is the widow of
William Harris, who died on his farm in the neighbor
of Hudson, Michigan. Josiah Wright (deceased)
was educated at Meadville, Pennsylvania, and then went to
Virginia as a teacher. He married there, and after the
death of his first wife, married again and subsequently
moved to Missouri, where he engaged in a lumber business.
Lucy A., the youngest member of the family, died in
the winter of 1906. Prior to her marriage with
Andrew Jackson, she was a school teacher, a profession
her husband also followed. Later Mr. and Mrs.
Jackson moved to Akron, where he and h is sons went into
the lumber business. One son, Dr. Thomas Jackson,
went to the Philippine Islands in the service of the
government.
Thomas Wright was gifted by nature with a quick
intelligence, and, although his schooling was limited to
attendance at the public or district schools, by home study
he became quite well informed. He prepared himself for
teaching school, and taught for two terms in Coventry
Township so satisfactorily that he was besought by his
patrons to continue in the educational field after his
marriage. He thought it best, however, to turn his
attention to farming, and began on rented land in
Springfield Township, but later he purchased the old
Wright homestead, on which his father had settled in
1837. This property was partly cleared but the country
round about was but thinly settled. The aged parents
lived in this home until death. They were typical
pioneers and are remembered with the respectful affection by
their children.
In October, 1852, Thomas Wright was
married to Elizabeth A. Henderson, who died in May,
1904, aged seventy-two years. She was a daughter of
James and Mary (Smith) Henderson residents of
Springfield Township, who reared a large family which still
has numerous descendants in this locality. Mrs.
Wright was a teacher prior to her marriage. She
was a most estimable woman, fulfilling every duty as wife,
mother and neighbor. For many years she had been a
consistent member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal
Church, and she was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining.
Her happy married life had covered fifty-two years.
She was permitted to enjoy the celebration of their Golden
Wedding, on Oct. 5, 1902, a memorable occasion to all who
were permitted to participate in its quiet festivities.
The children born to Thomas Wright and wife
who reached maturity were: James F., .John F.,
Lucy J., Myron T. and Edwin E.
All the children, both of Thomas Wright, Sr.,
and Thomas Wright, Jr., who attained maturity were
school teachers.
James F. Wright, eldest son of Thomas Wright,
Jr., residing near his father and engaged in farming is
one of the leading citizens of Springfield Township.
Her married Mary Steese and they have three children.
Lucy, the only daughter, was educated very thoroughly
and became a teacher. She married Herman G.
McChesney, who is in the rural mail service, and resides
at Akron. Mr. McChesney owns an excellent farm
of forty acres near Krumroy. Mr. and McChesney
have on eson in the mail service, and two other children
residing at home. Edwin E., the second son of
Mr. Wright, engaged in teaching prior to his
marriage, but for a member of years has been prominently
associated with newspaper work. He was first connected
with the Akron Journal, later the Cleveland Press,
then the Pitsburg Dispatch, and the New York
Press, but now fills the editorial chair of the
Youngstown Telegram. He married Lucy Carl
of Mogadore, Ohio.
In his early political life, Mr. Wright was a
Whig, casting his first presidential vote for Gen.
Zachery Taylor. He came into sympathy with the
party that made John C. Fremont its standard-bearer,
then voted for Abraham Lincoln and for every subsequent
Republican candidate. He saw service during t he Civil
War, enlisting in Company H, 164th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, in 1864, with the rank of corporal. He has
long been an active factor in politics in Summit County, but
has seldom accepted political office of any kind, although
well qualified to do so. In 1889 he was elected a
member of the State Legislatureand served through one term
with fidelity and efficiency, but no arguments were
sufficient to induce him to be again a candidate.
Mr. Wright's fraternal connections are with
Buckley Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Akron, and with
Akron Lodge. No. 83, A. F. & A. M. He is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 736 |
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GEORGE W. WUCHTER
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 1029 |
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WILLIAM WUCHTER
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 1029 |
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FREDERICK WUNDERLICH
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Source:
Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. - Chicago, Ill. - 1908 - Page 576 |
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