Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-18
COL. WRIGHT TO Be
BURIED SATURDAY
Noted Soldier and Lawyer Was
Son of Former U. S. Senator
of Newark.


funeral of Colonel Edward Henry
wright, sr., distinguished son of
new Jersey. soldier. statesman and
Well-known lawyer of this city will
De OF the simplest character. Satur-
day morning with services from the
House of Prayer. in Broad street, at
III O'Clock. Colonel Wright died yes
terday at his home. "a Park place.
Colonel Wright's death occurred
ABOUT o'clock after an illness ex-
tenoing over several months, and
was not unexpected by the imme-
diate FAMILY, owing to his advanced
age. he was eighty-nine years of
age.
A man of culture and great intel
lect. distinguished as a soldier and a
citlzen. broad and charitable in his
judgments, true to all that is best
IN the various relations of life, cour-
teous at all times. Colonel Wright
was distinctly a representative citi-
zen.
AS a soldier he served with great
distinction during the Civil War, his
service in the PeninSular and Mary
land campaigns in defending the
Union being written in history. Dur
ing the war he was the subject of
many favorable reports made by
famous commanders.
Colonel Wright was a native of
Newark, the date of bis birth being
April 5, 1924. His parents were
William Wright and Minerva (Pee)
Wright. the father having been a
man of distinguished abilities and
having served with signal honors as
a member of the United States Sen
ate: Colonel Wright received his early
training at st. Pauls School. College
Point. Long Island and after due
preparation entered the College of
New Jersey at Princeton. where he
graduated as a member of the class
of 1874. He eventually received from
his alma mater the degree of master
of arts.
After the completion of his col
legiate course he began the work of
preparing himself for the legal pro-
fession, his preliminary studies in
this specific line having been prose-
cuted under the preceptorship of
Alexander Hamilton, of New York,
and Archer Clifford, of Newark. He
finally matriculated in the Harvard
Law School, from which he was duly
admitted to the bar of his native
State.
During the years of 1S4S-49 Colonel
Wright travelled extensively in for
eign countries, and upon his return
to this country he was appointed by
President Zachary Taylor to the office
of secretary of the United States le-
cation at st. Petersburg. Russia. He
served in that capacity for four years.
When the call for volunteers was
made at the outbreak Of the Civil
War, Colonel Wright was one of the
first to respond, and in May, 1861, he
was appointed major of the sixth
Cavalry, United States army, and
later was made aide de-camp on the
STAFF of General Winfield
Scott He proved 80 courageous as a
military leader that he was soon adj
vanced to the rank of colonel.
Upon the retirement Of General
Scott Colonel Wright was appointed
aide de- camp to Major-General
George B. McClelland with the title
of colonel. With General McClelland
Colonel Wright saw much active
service and took prominent part
IN the Peninsular and Maryland
campaigns. He was recommended
for two brevets for gallant service.
At the close of the war re returned
to this city and lived here ever since.
He was widely known as a lawyer
and had an unusually large number
of friends. He was an active figure
in civic affairs, a staunch Democrat
in politics, although he never held
public Office.
In 1860 Colonel Wright was united
in marriage to Miss Dorothea Ma
son, daughter of Stevens Thompson
Mason, first governor of the State
of Michigan, and founder of the ia
nous University of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor Colonel Wright's honey
moon was rudely interrupted by the
outbreak of the Civil War.
At the time of his death Colonel
Wright was a member of the Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion, past
commander of Marcus L. Ward Post
No. SO, G.. A. r., of this city, and a
member of the board of managers
of the Home for Disabled Soldiers
at Kearny. He was also a director In
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company, the Firemen's Life Insur-
ance Company and the Newark Gas
Company.
Colonel Wright, although not con-
sidered a club man, was a member
of the Union Club of New York city
and the Essex Club of Newark He