Career
Born in Saint Lawrence County, New York, Wright moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1846. Wright started a newspaper the "Prairie du Chien Patriot", in 1848. He also studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850.
Wright was a county judge.
He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1851-1852. He was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin and died while in office in 1855.