William Wright | |
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| United States Senator from New Jersey | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob W. Miller |
| Succeeded by | John C. Ten Eyck |
| In office March 4, 1863 – November 1, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | James Walter Wall |
| Succeeded by | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Joseph Fitz Randolph Charles C. Stratton Thomas J. Yorke (elected at-large on a Whig Party general ticket) |
| Succeeded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1794 Clarksville, New York |
| Died | November 1, 1866 (aged 71) Flemington, New Jersey |
| Political party | Whig (before 1847) Democratic (after 1853) |
| Profession | politician |
William Wright (November 13, 1794 – November 1, 1866) was an American businessman and politician from New Jersey. He served as the 5th mayor of Newark and represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847 and United States Senate from 1853 to 1859 and from 1863 until his death in 1866. Though he was initially a member of the Whig Party, Wright was elected to the House as an independent Whig and ultimately served in the Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.