Lawrence A. Wright
Lawrence Arthur Wright[1] (December 25, 1927 – March 19, 2000)[2] was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1984 to 1996.
Born in
Wright practiced law with the firm of Gravel, Shea and Wright, Ltd., in Vermont, and served as tax commissioner for the State of Vermont from 1969 to 1971. He was senior trial counsel to the Chief Counsel's office of the
U.S. Army Reserve in 1978 as a colonel in the Judge Advocate Branch.[3] President Ronald Reagan nominated Wright to a seat on the Tax Court for a 15-year term beginning October 30, 1984.[3]
Wright married Avis Leahy in 1953, with whom he had five sons, Michael, David, James, Stephen, and Douglas.Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., at the age of 72.[2]
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