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==Legal career==
In [[1824]] he was a member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of West Florida as well as United States Attorney for the part of the Territory between the Apalachicola and Suwanne Rivers. In [[1825]] he was appointed United States District Attorney for the whole of the Territory. In [[1829]], Wright served as the President of the [[Board of Aldermen of Pensacola]]. In a least [[1839]], Wright served in the Territorial Senate. In [[1841]], Wright was elected to his second term as [[Mayor of Pensacola]]. During the 1840s, Wright served as a federal judge, and after statehood in [[1845]], he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida. In [[1866]], Wright was appointed Collector of Customs in the District of Pensacola in the State of Florida.
In [[1844]], Wright represented in court [[Jonathan Walker]], who was tried and convicted of stealing another man's slave.
[[Wright Street]] in [[downtown Pensacola]] is named in his honour.
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{{succession box | before = [[John Jerrison]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1828—1829 | after = [[John Jerrison]]}}
{{succession box | before = [[Charles Le Baron]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1841—1842 | after = [[Charles Evans]]}}
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