Donald Stevenson Wright

Background

Wright, Donald Stevenson was born on May 16, 1897 in Grenada, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Benjamin and Jeanie George (Highgate) Wright.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Mississippi, 1918, Bachelor of Laws, 1920.

Career

Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1920. Private practice law, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1920-1926. Company judge Leflore Company, Mississippi, 1926-1929.

Attorney G., M. & O. Railroad, 1929-1940, general attorney, 1940-1946, general counsel, 1946-1954, vice president, general counsel, since 1954.

Vice president, general counsel Mobile Investment Company, New Orleans G.N. Railway, General Motors&O Land Company.

Achievements

• Donald Stevenson Wright has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with aviation detachment United States.M.C., World War I. Member American, Mobile Company bar associations, American Legion, Phi Delta Theta. Mason (Shriner).; Club: Kiwanis.

Connections

Father:

William Benjamin Wright

Mother:

Jeanie George (Highgate) Wright