when was james wright born
He played a key role in retarding the flame of revolution in Georgia long after it had flared violently in every other colony. James Wright. Wright was born in London, England, on May 8, 1716, to Isabella and Robert Wright.He came to South Carolina in 1730 when his father was appointed chief justice of the colony. By 1740 Wright was a practicing attorney in South Carolina and had been appointed acting attorney general.ast edited by Chris Dobbs on 09/30/2015. James Wright was the third and last royal governor of Georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782, with a brief interruption early in the American Revolution (1775-83). Almost alone among colonial governors, Wright was a popular and able administrator and servant of the crown.