Daniel B. Wright

Daniel B. Wright
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byBenjamin Nabers
Succeeded byLucius Q. C. Lamar
Personal details
Born(1812-02-17)February 17, 1812
near Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
DiedDecember 27, 1887(1887-12-27) (aged 75)
Ashland, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCumberland University

Daniel Boone Wright (February 17, 1812 – December 27, 1887) was an American secessionist, lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1853 to 1857. He fought against the United States in the Civil War.