The Washington times., 1909-02-21
CAR OIL D. WRIGHT
BURIED WEDNESDAY
Noted Educator and StatiS-
tician Dies After Several
Weeks Illness.

WORCESTER. Mass. Feb. 21-
Late this forenoon IL was announced
at the home of the late Carroll y.
Wright, president of Clark College,
that the funeral win be held Wednes-
day afternoon, but no other plans
have as yet been arranged. The fam
lily viii gather this evening 10 COM
plete arrangements for the funeral,
The students Of the university vii;
attend in d body.
DIT. Wright, the man who was
chiefly instrumental in settling the
Homestead steel strike and the great
anthracite coal strike. died last night,
after an Illness OF several weeks.
rheumatism, together with a mental
and physical breakdown, caused his
demise. His death was not Unex-
pected, for il had been known for
three days that his illness would re-
suit fatally. and his family had been
az his bedside awaiting the end for
the past Jhirty-sIx hours.
DIT. Wright died painlessIy. in un-
cioUsuess. Re had been unable
90 recognize those about him since
early Friday night. and his strength
ebbed rapidly all day.
Lawyer by Profession.
A LAWYER by profession. Mr.. Wright
gave mp a $1,000 practice in order To
devote himself 70 statistical work In his
chosen field Of labor problems. and IL
is upon his work as a statisti-iau and
investigator OF labor questions ihaJ his
fame most largely rests
Carroll Davidson Wright was tie son
OF the Rev. Nathan r and Eliza Clark
Wright and was born at DIuDaTtOn,
y. H., July ., 1870 When the civil war
broke out. be az once retired from his
position as school teacher and enlisted
as q private in the Fourteenth New
Hampshire Volunteers I'm the great
conflict ne served with distinction, ris-
ing TO the rank OF colonel
AIr- Wright was elected 90 the Massa-
CuUsetts senate for the session n ISIS.
and was chief Of the Massachusetts Du-
Teau Of statistics or labor trom 1913 60
l>sA. he was first appointed Federal
commissioner of labor ID January. 1850.
ana was continued in this office for
twenty years. leaving the Government
service lu January i~7, % give his time
exclusively 20 his duties as president OF
Clark College 90 waiea position he
was elected IN 1892
Lectures at Colleges.
From lssI 20 1901. Mr.. Wright was uni
versltv lecturer 1T Harvard. and from
1898 90 1904. honorary professor OF social
America. In 1900. ho accepted the chair
OF statistics and social economies iD
George Washington University.
For four years Nh. Wright was in
charge Of the census of the Unite,
States Csgg. Ha Has "a member aud
recorder OF the anthracite coal STRIKE
commission during the years 1923
chairman OF the commission ON the re-
latIDE OF employee and emp'Dyl in
Massachusetts .f..-f. and cha LTTI.EF. a.
the Massachusetts commission on in
dustriaI education iu 1908 and 1905
In politics Mr.. WrigHg was Identified
with the Republican uart@. In religion,
ue was Unitarian
For his distinguished work Mr. Wright
was given tle degree Of II- j.. by
Wesleyan and Clark Universities. and
TIts and Amherst Colleges. In 1896. he
was made hy the King OF Italy. Knight
of ST Lazarus and St Maurice, AMI ia
1907. bv the President of the French Re
public, "a knight of the Legion dion
ucGr.