Background
Wright, Frank C. was born on July 13, 1871 in Owing’s Mills, Maryland, United States. Son of John Atwood and Mary E. (Grimes) Wright.
Wright, Frank C. was born on July 13, 1871 in Owing’s Mills, Maryland, United States. Son of John Atwood and Mary E. (Grimes) Wright.
Educated Baltimore Public Schools, Baltimore City College.
Steamboat Company, Baltimore, 1886. Vice-president Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company since February 1920. President Lake Tankers Corporation since June 1927.
Chairman of board Penn Anthracite Collieries, Scranton, Pennsylvania, since 1931.
Director division of transportation loans. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Washington, District of Columbia, 1933-1936.
Special assistant to board of directors R.F.C. since 1936. Director Windsor Land Corporation, West Virginia Coal & Coke Corporation, Lake Tankers Corporation, Penn Anthracite Mining Company, Penn Anthracite Collieries Company, Southern Penn Anthracite Company, Elk Hill Coal & Iron Company, Ohio River Company, Erie Railroad Company, South Puerto Rico Sugar Company, National Oil Transport Corporation.
Member Newcomen Society. Mason.; Clubs: India House (New York).
Married Carrie Butler, October 3, 1893. Children: Katharine Olive, Carol (Mistress Edward Pennell Brooks), Charles Beverly (deceased), Marjorie, Frank C., John Matthew (deceased), David A. Messenger Maryland.
