Background
Southgate, William Wright was born on November 27, 1800 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Southgate, William Wright was born on November 27, 1800 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, United States.
William Wright was graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington.
He moved to Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Lexington. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839). When he returned to Covington, he purchased the Thomas Doctorate. Carneal House (Covington"s oldest and most elegant house).
In 1840, he added a large wing to accommodate his growing family.
He and Adaliza had thirteen children. Southgate died in Covington on December 26, 1849.
Services were held at the Masonic Hall in Covington and burial was in the Southgate vault in Linden Grove Cemetery. The Licking Valley Register (a local newspaper) said Southgate"s unexpected death had "cast a gloom over the city such as we have never before witnessed".
He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1827, 1832 and 1836.