James Wright Gordon

James Wright Gordon
3rd Governor of Michigan
In office
February 23, 1841 – January 3, 1842
LieutenantThomas J. Drake
Preceded byWilliam Woodbridge
Succeeded byJohn S. Barry
2nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
In office
January 7, 1840 – February 23, 1841
GovernorWilliam Woodbridge
Preceded byEdward Mundy
Succeeded byThomas J. Drake
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 6th district
In office
1839
Succeeded byHenry P. Bridge
Personal details
Born1809
Plainfield, Connecticut, US
DiedDecember 1853 (aged 43–44)
Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyWhig

James Wright Gordon (1809 – December 1853), usually referred to as J. Wright Gordon, was a Whig politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.