William Ambrose Wright
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William Ambrose Wright (January 18, 1844 – September 13, 1929) was a soldier in the Army of the Confederate States of America
, Comptroller
General & Insurance Commissioner, 1879–1929, Lawyer, Lieutenant, Confederate States of America
, and a Statesman.
Born at Louisville, Georgia
, he was honored for 50 years of service to the State as Comptroller
General (The official responsible for Georgia's accounting activities).
His grave is located in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. Grave photo and inscription
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
, Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
General & Insurance Commissioner, 1879–1929, Lawyer, Lieutenant, Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
, and a Statesman.
Born at Louisville, Georgia
Louisville, Georgia
Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. It is the former capital of Georgia and is the county seat of Jefferson County. It is located southwest of Augusta on the Ogeechee River, and its population was 2,712 at the 2000 census. The local pronunciation is the Americanized...
, he was honored for 50 years of service to the State as Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
General (The official responsible for Georgia's accounting activities).