Thomas Roane Barnes Wright

Background

Wright, Thomas Roane Barnes was born on July 4, 1842 in Tappahannock, Virginia, United States. Son of William Alfred and Charlotte (Barnes) Wright.

Education

Educated Hanover (Virginia) Academy and University of Virginia.

Career

Member Southern Guard, University of Virginia, and 2d Company Richmond Howitzers. First lieutenant Company A, 55th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. Wounded at St. Petersburg, Virginia, September 30, 1864.

Admitted to bar, March 22, 1867. Commonwealth’s attorney, Essex Company, Virginia, 1870-1892.

Presidential elector, 1888.

Judge 9th and (now) 12th Judicial Circuits of Virginia, since 1892.

Achievements

• Thomas Roane Barnes Wright has been listed as a reputable judge. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Southern Guard, University of Virginia, and 2d Company Richmond Howitzers.

Connections

Married Margaret Davidella Preston, of Lewisburg, West Virginia, November 29, 1876.

Father:

William Alfred Wright

Mother:

Charlotte (Barnes) Wright

Spouse:

Margaret Davidella Preston