Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

WORCESTER. Mass, February 10
Carroll d. Wright, president of Clark
College and former commissioner of labor
died tonight aged siXty-nine years.
President Wright had been a sufferer
from diabetes for more than two years
That disease did not give him serious
trouble until after his return from Wash
ngton December :.
His last public appearance was at the
dinner of the trustees of the Carnegie
Institute. with which institution he had
been connected for some years. He was
obliged to take to his bed four days after
his return. but rallied within a week.
Still he did not leave his room and con-
Quoted the administration of Clark Col
lege through his secretary. George S.
Aldrich This continued for nearly two
months.
Ten days ago complications set in. He
was forced to relinquish all business, and
since that time has failed gradually
His physicians for several days have
held out no hope for his recovery. 1t
was realized that death might be eX-
pected almost hourly.
The condition of coma INTO which the
patient had sunk in the last hours re-
manned unbroken To the time of his death.
Dunbarton. n H., July -, 1910. and. was
educated in the schools of his native
state and graduated from the high school
at Reading. Mass. In 1860 he started to
study law, but in 1861 enlisted as pri-
vate in the 18th New Hampshire Regi-
ment becoming colonel in two years. His
principal service was as acting assistant
adjutant general OF a brigade Ill Cen
Sheiidan's Shenandoah valley campaign
He left the army in 1868 and was ad-
mitted to the New Hampshire bar, but
did not begin practice until August. 1867.
He was admitted to the Massachusetts
and United States courts lie entered
| politics early, and served in the Massa-
chusettS senate in 1872 and 1873 He Sc
cured the pa SSage of bill TO PROVIDE
the establishment of trains for working
men on suburban roads during his term.
Census Supervisor for Massachusetts,
From ISL; to 1850 he was chief of the
| Massachusetts bureau of statistics of Ia
Dor. and during that time he was also
supervisor for the United States census
for Massachusetts. He was also special
agent for the census covering factory sys-
TENS
In 1885,, he was commissioned by the gov
ernor of his state To investigate the pup
| lie records of towns. parishes, counties
and courts, and in the same year he WAS
appointed commissioner OF labor by the
| President In 1894 he served AS Chairman
! of the United States strike COMMISSION u
investigate difficulties in Chicago occur
ring in that year.
Mr. Wright has been connected with
| educational aS well state and federal
| institutions He lectured in 1879 on ethl-
| cal phases of the labor question before
the Lowell Institute of Boston and IN
1881 was university lecturer on the lac
tory system at Harvard lie was also
| lecturer at various times AT Johns Hop
| kins University. the University OF Mlclll-
gan and the Northwestern University IN
| Illinois.
| Degrees From Several Colleges.
He was honured with degrees from three
! institutions. Tufts College conferred de-
.rees of A. NJ and LID. upon him, Dart
! mouth conferred the degree of Ph.D. ana
| WESLEYAN and Amherst conferred LID.
| of recent wears he had been connected
| with the Catholic University as honorary
professor of social economies. ana he was
| lecturer in Columbian University. In
| l.9tn he became president OF Clark COL
! Iece at Worcester, Mass, and was later
lanDointed a member of the board of trus-
! tees of the Carnegie Institution of WASH
| ington.
He was the author of a great many
| books and treatiSes on social, economical
and statistical subjects. In recosnition
| of his value to the educational world
! France decorated him with the cross 0f
the Legion of Honor in 1907.