district predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party term_end birth_date term_start article_title state name
at-large new seat edward c. marshall 7 april 1885 concord , massachusetts dorchester , massachusetts independent march 3 , 1851 4 june 1816 september 11 , 1850 george washington wright
 california george washington wright
george washington wright

george washington wright -lrb- june 4 , 1816 -- april 7 , 1885 -rrb- was a californian politician .
he was the leading vote getter in a november 1849 at-large election for california 's first two representatives in the 31st united states congress serving from september 11 , 1850 , to march 3 , 1851 .
