Robert C. Wright (politician)
Robert C. Wright | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 159th district | |
| In office 1981–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Earley |
| Succeeded by | Thaddeus Kirkland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1944 Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 22, 2014 (aged 69) Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert C. Wright (November 5, 1944 – February 22, 2014) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 159th district from 1981 to 1992[1][2] and as a judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1992 to 2008.
Early life and education
[edit]Wright was born in Chester, Pennsylvania to Mary Maloney Wright and the Honorable Robert A. Wright. He graduated from Chester High School in 1962.[3]
Wright graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University in 1966 and received his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1969.[4]
Career
[edit]From 1970 to 1991, Wright worked as an attorney[4] in his father's practice and was a director on several boards including the Chester Water Authority and the Chester Boys and Girls Club. He also served as the Solicitor for the Chester Housing Authority and President of the Delaware County Republican Council.[3]
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
[edit]Wright was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 159th district on September 15, 1981[5] in a special election to serve the remainder of the 1981 term after Arthur Earley died of a heart attack. He served five consecutive terms and resigned from the House on January 5, 1992.[4]
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
[edit]Wright was elected to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas in 1992 and served until he retired in 2008.[4] Wright and his father Robert A. Wright were the first father and son to serve on that court at the same time.[3]
In 2014, Wright died at age 69 of complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He also believed he had chronic Lyme disease, a condition not recognized by medical science.[6][7] He is interred at Haven Memorial Cemetery in Chester, Pennsylvania.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Wright was married to Florence Wright and they had two children together. He was a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity at George Washington University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1987). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 108. Department of General Services. ISBN 9780818200977. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ a b c d "(Ret.) Judge Robert C. Wright". www.obittree.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Robert C. Wright". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Longtime Delco lawmaker, judge Robert C. Wright dies". delcotimes.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ Feder, Henry M.; Johnson, Barbara J.B.; O'Connell, Susan; Shapiro, Eugene D.; Steere, Allen C.; Wormser, Gary P. (4 October 2007). "A Critical Appraisal of "Chronic Lyme Disease"". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (14): 1422–1430. doi:10.1056/NEJMra072023. PMID 17914043.
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- 2014 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
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- African-American state legislators in Pennsylvania
- Chester High School alumni
- Neurological disease deaths in Pennsylvania
- Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United States
- George Washington University alumni
- Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
- Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Politicians from Chester, Pennsylvania
- Villanova University School of Law alumni
- 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians