Wright, Edwin R. (1871-1946)

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Jane Addams et al. to Dear Sir, [October 15, 1909]

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, November 22, 1910

Chicago Child Welfare Exhibit, General Committee List, March 1911

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Birth Date

1871-07-26

Death Date

1946-12-31

Birthplace

Illinois

Biographical Text

Edwin Wright was a member of the Illinois Board of the American Association for Labor Legislation. He was also the President of the Illinois State Federation of Labor.

Edwin Wright married Lillian Higman in 1897. The couple had two children, Adeline and Edwin. Wright died in 1940.

Occupation

Labor activist

Secretary

Source

Image from: The Rock Island Argus and Daily Union, October 17, 1910, p. 5.

Collection

People

Map

Edited By

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Dzuback, Emily

Bradley, Ed

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1909

Bibliography and Links

"Edwin R. Wright," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 2, 1947, p. 14;

1910 U.S. Census

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920

Edwin R Wright in the 1940 United States Federal Census

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Citation

“Wright, Edwin R. (1871-1946),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2915.