Francis Mastin Wright
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Francis Mastin Wright (July 14, 1810 – January 16, 1869) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor (1856–1860).
Quick Facts 8th Ohio State Auditor, Governor ...
Francis Mastin Wright | |
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8th Ohio State Auditor | |
In office January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860 | |
Governor | Salmon P. Chase |
Preceded by | William Duane Morgan |
Succeeded by | Robert W. Tayler |
Personal details | |
Born | (1810-07-14)July 14, 1810 Frederick County, Virginia |
Died | January 16, 1869(1869-01-16) (aged 58) Urbana, Ohio |
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
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Francis Wright was born in Frederick County, Virginia, and ended up in Clark County, Ohio, where he was educated in the country schools. He was a merchant in Springfield, Ohio and later Urbana, Ohio. He was elected as a Whig for County Auditor of Champaign County.[1]
In 1855, as a Republican, he defeated incumbent Democrat William Duane Morgan for Ohio State Auditor,[2] but declined a second term. He returned to Urbana in 1860, and was appointed Internal Revenue Collector by President Lincoln. He resigned in 1867 and died at Urbana January 16, 1869.[1]