| 词条 | Robert C. Wright (politician) |
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| image = | name = Robert C. Wright | state_house = Pennsylvania | district = 159th | term_start = 1981 | term_end = 1992 | predecessor = Arthur Earley | successor = Thaddeus Kirkland | constituency = | birth_date = {{birth date|1944|11|5}} | birth_place = Chester, Pennsylvania | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|2|22|1944|11|5}} | death_place = Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | party = Republican | alma_mater = | occupation = | spouse = | children = | residence = | religion = | website = }} Robert C. Wright (November 5, 1944 – February 22, 2014) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 159th district from 1981 to 1992[1][2] and as a judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1992 to 2008. Early life and educationWright was born in Chester, Pennsylvania to Mary Maloney Wright and the Honorable Robert A. Wright. He graduated from Chester High School in 1962.[3] Wright graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University in 1966 and received his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1969.[4] CareerFrom 1970 to 1991, Wright worked as an attorney[4] in his father's practice and was a director on several boards including the Chester Water Authority and the Chester Boys and Girls Club. He also served as the Solicitor for the Chester Housing Authority and President of the Delaware County Republican Council.[3] Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesWright was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 159th district on September 15, 1981[5] in a special election to serve the remainder of the 1981 term after Arthur Earley died of a heart attack. He served five consecutive terms and resigned from the House on January 5, 1992.[4] Delaware County Court of Common PleasWright was elected to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas in 1992 and served until he retired in 2008.[4] Wright and his father Robert A. Wright were the first father and son to serve on that court at the same time.[3] In 2014, Wright died at age 69 of complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Lyme disease.[6] He is interred at Haven Memorial Cemetery in Chester, Pennsylvania.[4] Personal lifeWright was married to Florence Wright and they had two children together. He was a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity at George Washington University.[3] {{s-start}}{{s-par|us-pa-hs}}{{s-bef|before=Arthur Earley}}{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representativesfrom the 159th district|years=1981–1992}}{{s-aft|after=Thaddeus Kirkland}}{{s-end}} References1. ^{{cite book|title=The Pennsylvania Manual|author1=Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services|author2=Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications|author3=Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies|date=1987|volume=108|publisher=Department of General Services|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7UaAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2014-10-11}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Robert C.}}{{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub}}2. ^{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = House Members W | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/W.html}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=(Ret.) Judge Robert C. Wright|url=https://obittree.com/obituary/us/pennsylvania/chester/hunt-irving-funeral-home/ret-judge-robert-wright/1818065/|website=www.obittree.com|accessdate=21 May 2018}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Robert C. Wright|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=402&body=H|website=www.legis.state.pa.us|accessdate=21 May 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982| publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = November 3, 2004| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/165H.pdf}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/government-and-politics/20140228/longtime-delco-lawmaker-judge-robert-c-wright-dies |title=Longtime Delco lawmaker, judge Robert C. Wright dies|publisher=delcotimes.com|accessdate=2015-08-24}} 13 : 1944 births|2014 deaths|20th-century American politicians|African-American people in Pennsylvania politics|Chester High School alumni|Deaths from Lyme disease|Deaths from motor neuron disease|George Washington University alumni|Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas|Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Pennsylvania Republicans|People from Chester, Pennsylvania|Villanova University School of Law alumni |
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