James Wright (governor)

James Wright
Portrait by Andrea Soldi
Governor of Georgia
In office
1760–1776
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byHenry Ellis
Succeeded byArchibald Campbell
Personal details
Born8 May 1716
London, England
Died20 November 1785 (aged 69)
London, England
SpouseSarah Maidman (died 1774)
Children9
RelativesRobert Wright (father)
Sir Robert Wright (grandfather)
ProfessionLawyer, jurist, colonial administrator

James Wright (8 May 1716 – 20 November 1785) was an English jurist and colonial administrator who served as the last Royal governor of Georgia from 1760 till July 1782, with a brief exception in 1777 when the state was under rebel control.