Researching Joseph Wright
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The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Wright on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Wright and the Wright Family History
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Joseph Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joseph Wright
Joseph Wright (rower)
Joseph Walter Harris Wright (14 January 1864 – 18 October 1950) was a famed Canadian rower, municipal politician, and all-round athlete who had success in a variety of sports in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
As rowing competitor and coach Wright had more than a 130 titles to his credit in numerous rowing classes, including taking the U.S. National Fours and Pairs titles in 1895. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was a member of the Canadian boat which won the silver medal in the men's eight. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the same class. Finally, at the 1912 Summer Olympics he was a coach of the Canadian eights crew.
Off the water Wright was an accomplished athlete in track and field, sprint, and billiards. He claimed amateur titles in both wrestling and boxing and set throw records in shot put and hammer throw. He also served as coach-captain of the Toronto Argonauts rugby-football team, an adjunct of the rowing club, in the 1890s.
He was elected to Toronto City Council in 1928, and served three terms before being defeated in the 1931 election.
His son Joseph Wright Jr. won a silver medal in the double sculls competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Source: Joseph Wright (rower), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJoseph Wright (American painter)
Joseph Wright (July 16, 1756 – September 13, 1793), born in Bordentown, New Jersey, was a portrait painter who was affiliated with the United States Mint in the late 1700s. It is thought that either he or Henry Voigt designed the Liberty Cap Cent, although most historians and numismatists today credit the design to Wright. He also presumably designed the 1792 Quarter dollar pattern. He was George Washington's original choice for the Chief Engraver of the Mint, but he died before being inducted into the position.
Source: Joseph Wright (American painter), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Joseph Farrall Wright
Joseph Farrall Wright (1827–1883) was a 19th-century Anglican priest who founded the historic English football club Bolton Wanderers.
Wright was educated at St Bees Theological College and ordained in 1852. After serving at Bolton-le-Moors he came to Christ Church in Bolton in 1871. In 1874 he founded a football club with a teacher, Thomas Ogden, from his church school for ex pupils which in 1877 became Bolton Wanderers. He was its first president.
He died in June 1883: his only son was John Wright, Archbishop of Sydney from 1909 until 1933.
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