James Wright
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James Wright or Jim Wright may refer to:
- James Homer WrightJames Homer WrightDr. James Homer Wright was an early and influential American pathologist, who from 1896 to 1926 was chief of pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(1869–1928), American pathologist - James Wright (historian)James Wright (historian)James Edward Wright is a historian who serves on the faculty of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, from 1969 to present, and was that institution's president from 1998 to 2009.- Works :...
(born 1939), President of Dartmouth College, historian - James Wright (inventor)James Wright (inventor)James Wright' was an engineer at General Electric who invented Silly Putty in 1943.The invention of Bouncy Putty later renamed Silly Putty happened accidentally. During World War II, the United States couldn't obtain natural rubber from Asian suppliers, who gathered it from rubber trees. General...
, American creator of Silly Putty - James Wright (poet)James Wright (poet)James Arlington Wright was an American poet.Wright first emerged on the literary scene in 1956 with The Green Wall, a collection of formalist verse that was awarded the prestigious Yale Younger Poets Prize. But by the early 1960s, Wright, increasingly influenced by the Spanish language...
(1927–1980), American poet - James Dillon WrightJames Dillon WrightJames Dillon Wright aka Dillon Boy , is a contemporary artist, graphic designer, toy designer and illustrator. He began private lessons at the age of 9, and made his first professional sale at the age of 14....
(born 1979), artist, graphic designer, toy designer and illustrator - James W. WrightJames W. WrightJames W. Wright is executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country. Previously he had been a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 48th district. This district includes Oswego and Jefferson counties, as well as part of St. Lawrence County.Prior to his election,...
, executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country - James Whitaker WrightWhitaker WrightJames Whitaker Wright was an exceptionally wealthy English mining company owner. He became infamous when he committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud....
, English mining company owner
Sportspeople
- Jim Wright (1920s pitcher)Jim Wright (1920s pitcher)James Wright was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the St. Louis Browns from 1927 to 1928, playing in four career games....
(1900–1963), Major League Baseball pitcher - Jim Wright (1970s pitcher)Jim Wright (1970s pitcher)James Clifton Wright is a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball. Wright was born in Reed City, Michigan.-Career:...
(born 1950), Major League Baseball pitcher - Jim Wright (1980s pitcher)Jim Wright (1980s pitcher)James Leon Wright is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched 17 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1981 Kansas City Royals season and seven games during the 1982 Kansas City Royals season. He is the current Colorado Rockies bullpen coach.-External...
(born 1955), Major League Baseball pitcher - Jim Wright (American football)Jim Wright (American football)James Willie Wright in Fort Hood, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played tight end for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos....
, American football player - Leroy WrightLeroy WrightJames Leroy Wright is a retired American professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association in 1967–68 and 1968–69, winning the ABA Finals in 1968 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers.-Early life:...
(James Wright, born 1938), American basketball player - Jimmy Wright (golfer)Jimmy Wright (golfer)Jimmy Wright is an American professional golfer.-Biography:Wright was born on a farm in Bentonville, Arkansas. At the age of 10, he moved to Enid, Oklahoma where he spent most of his youth. He started caddying at a local golf course when he was 12 and began playing golf the following year. He shot...
(born 1939), American professional golfer - James Wright (cricketer)James Wright (cricketer)James Wright was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire...
(born 1948), English cricketer - Jim Wright (football coach)Jim Wright (football coach)Jim Wright was the 31st head college football coachfor the Wichita State University Shockers located in Wichita, Kansasand he held that position for five seasons, from 1974 until 1978....
, American football coach - James Wright (ice hockey)James Wright (ice hockey)James Wright is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League...
(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player - James Wright (rugby)James Wright (rugby)James Frost Wright was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing Half-back, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(1863–1932), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Bradford F.C. - James Wright (speedway rider)James Wright (speedway rider)James Wright , is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League. James is also a squad member for Unia Tarnow in Liga I in Poland along with his Belle Vue Aces team mates Steve Boxall and Patrick Hougaard.His Grandfather, Jim Yacoby rode for the Belle...
(born 1986), British motorcycle speedway rider - James Wright (cricketer, born 1874)James Wright (cricketer, born 1874)James Wright was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905.Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 they were living at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire...
(1874–1961), English cricketer - James Wright (footballer)James Wright (footballer)John "James" Wright was a former professional footballer, who played for Cliftonville and Huddersfield Town.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...
(1892–?),
Politicians
- James Wright (governor)James Wright (governor)James Wright was an American colonial lawyer and jurist who was the last British Royal Governor of the Province of Georgia. He was the only Royal Governor of the Thirteen Colonies to regain control of his colony during the American Revolutionary War.James Wright was born in London to Robert Wright...
(1716–1785), British colonial governor of the U.S. state of Georgia - J. Skelly WrightJ. Skelly WrightJames Skelly Wright was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and anti-segregationist. The J...
(1911–1988), James Skelly Wright,, American judge - James A. WrightJames A. WrightJames Assion Wright was an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. Congress from 1941 to 1945.-Biography:...
(1902–1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania - James L. WrightJames L. WrightJames L. Wright, Jr. is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 142nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1965-1990. He is the father of Matthew N. Wright, who succeeded him in representing the 142nd...
Pennsylvania politician - James R. WrightJames R. WrightJames R. Wright is a Canadian diplomat, and was Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from August 27, 2006 to September 14, 2011....
, Canadian diplomat - Jim WrightJim WrightJames Claude Wright, Jr. , usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.-Early life:...
(born 1922), U.S. Congressman from Texas, Speaker of the House
See also
- Jamey WrightJamey WrightJamey Alan Wright is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Career:...
(born 1974), baseball player - Jamie WrightJamie WrightJamie Wright is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the HC Sierre of the National League B in Switzerland...
(born 1976), ice hockey player - Cottage Grove State AirportCottage Grove State AirportCottage Grove State Airport or Jim Wright Field , is a public airport serving small general aviation aircraft, located one mile east of the city of Cottage Grove in Lane County, Oregon, USA....
or Jim Wright Field, Lane County, Oregon, USA