George F. Wright
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George F. Wright | |
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John H. Wilson | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Crane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1881 Surveyor |
George Frederick Wright (April 23, 1881 – July 2, 1938) was Mayor of Honolulu from 1931 to 1938.[1] Politically he was Republican.[2][3]
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Wright became Mayor of Honolulu in 1931. He died in office in 1938 while traveling aboard the SS Mariposa. Memorials to him were installed at a downtown housing project and at Washington Middle School in the Pāwaʻa section of the city.[citation needed]
Mayor Wright was married to May Martha Lycett in 1905.[5] Their son, Marshall Frederick Wright lived in Honolulu with his wife, Caroline Card Wright. They raised three children (Marsha, Byron, Fred).[citation needed]
References
- ^ James T. White & Co.p. 245.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben (August 11, 2010). "Mayors of U.S. Cities A - L". worldstatesmen.org. World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ United States Congressional Serial Set. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1977. p. 55.
- ^ "Came To Hawaii During Days of Royal Regime". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. March 3, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-03-07 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
- ^ a b Siddall, John William, ed. (1921). "Wright, George Fred.". Men of Hawaii. Vol. 2. Territory of Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. pp. 443, 447.
- ^ Nellist, George Ferguson Mitchell, ed. (1925). "Wright, William Wilson January 1846 – 1921". The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. unspecified.
- ^ "Wright, George Fred office record". State archives digital collections. State of Hawaii. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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