Hendrick B. Wright

Hendrick B. Wright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Preceded by	William Henry Stanton
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Scranton
In office July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Edward F. Tattnall
Succeeded by	George W. Scranton
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Galusha A. Grow
Succeeded by	Henry Mills Fuller
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1841–1843
Personal details
Born	Hendrick Bradley Wright April 24, 1808 Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Died	September 2, 1881 (aged 73) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic) Greenback Party
Profession	Politician

Hendrick Bradley Wright (April 24, 1808 – September 2, 1881) was a Democratic and Greenback member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Hendrick B. Wright was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He attended the Wilkes-Barre Grammar School and was graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1829. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

He was appointed district attorney for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in 1834. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1841 to 1843 and served the last year as speaker. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1868, and 1876.

Wright was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1850. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1854. He was again elected to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Scranton. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth Congress and reelected as a Greenbacker to the Forty-sixth Congress. He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Manufactures during the Forty-fifth Congress.

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