Charles Wright
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Charles Wright may refer to:
- Charles Wright (botanist)Charles Wright (botanist)Charles Wright was an American botanist.Wright was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, the son of James Wright and Mary née Goodrich. He studied classics and mathematics at Yale, and in October 1835 moved to Natchez, Mississippi to tutor a plantation owner's family...
(1811–1885), American botanist - Charles Frederick WrightCharles Frederick WrightCharles Frederick Wright was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles F. Wright was born in Forest Lake Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Montrose Academy in 1874, and worked as a teller for the First National Bank of Montrose, Pennsylvania,...
(1856–1925), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - Charles Wright (cricketer)Charles Wright (cricketer)Charles William Wright was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1885 and for Nottinghamshire between 1882 and 1899. Wright also played many first-class cricket games for the Marylebone Cricket Club...
(1863–1936), Nottinghamshire and England cricketer - C. S. WrightC. S. WrightSir Charles Seymour Wright, KCB, OBE, MC was a Canadian member of Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913, the Terra Nova Expedition....
(1887–1975), Canadian explorer of the Antarctic - Charles Alan WrightCharles Alan WrightCharles Alan Wright was an American constitutional lawyer widely considered to be the foremost authority in the United States on constitutional law and federal procedure, and was the coauthor of the 54-volume treatise, Federal Practice and Procedure with Arthur Miller and Kenneth W...
(1927–2000), American legal scholar - Charles "Specs" Wright (1927-1963), American jazz drummer
- Charles Wright (mayor)Charles Wright (mayor)Charles J. Wright was Mayor of Davenport, Iowa from 1977-1981 for two terms. He was responsible for getting the Ground Transportation Center and the RiverCenter off the ground while serving as mayor....
(?–1998), American politician, mayor of Davenport, Iowa, from 1977–1981 - Charles Wright (poet)Charles Wright (poet)Charles Wright is an American poet whose awards include the National Book Award Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) is an American poet whose awards include the National Book Award Charles Wright (born August 25, 1935) is an American poet whose awards include the National Book Award (19830 for...
(born 1935), American poet - Charlie WrightCharlie WrightCharles George "Charlie" Wright is a Scottish-born Hong Kong former footballer and manager.Wright was caretaker manager and then manager of Bolton Wanderers in the 1984/1985 season. His first game as full time manager was a 2-0 win against Plymouth Argyle...
(born 1938), Scottish football manager and player - Charles Wright (born 1940), leader of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm BandCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm BandCharles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a pioneering American soul and funk band. Formed in the early 1960s, they had the most visibility from 1967 to 1973 when the band had 9 singles reach Billboard's pop and/or rhythm and blues Hot 100 lists, such as "Do Your Thing" , "Till You Get...
- Charles Wright (wrestler)Charles Wright (wrestler)Charles Wright is an American businessman and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather .After leaving the wrestling...
(born 1961), American wrestler - Charles Wright (speedway rider)Charles Wright (speedway rider)Charles Wright inStockport, Greater Manchester, is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, currently contracted to the Premier League club Workington Comets.In 2011 he had a spell on loan at Leicester Lions....
(born 1988), Workington Comets speedway rider - Charles Ichabod WrightCharles Ichabod WrightCharles Ichabod Wright was a British banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1870....
, British MP for Nottingham, 1868–1870 - Charles Theodore Hagberg WrightCharles Theodore Hagberg WrightSir Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright, LL.D. was the Secretary and Librarian of the London Library from 1893 until his death. He managed expansion of the library and compiled a comprehensive catalogue of its collection...
(1862–1940), English librarian - Charles O. WrightCharles O. WrightCharles O. F. Wright was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to his death in 1922 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:...
former Alberta politician