John C. Wright (comptroller)

For other people named John Wright, see John Wright (disambiguation).

John C. Wright was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He practiced at Esperance, New York. He was First Judge of the Schoharie County Court from 1838 to 1843.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1843 to 1846.

As a Democrat, he was New York State Comptroller from 1852 to 1853, after defeating Whig George W. Patterson at the state election in November 1851.

[1] Political Graveyard
Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 34, 147 and 364; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

Political offices
Preceded by Philo C. Fuller	New York State Comptroller 1852 - 1853	Succeeded by James M. Cook

Sands* • Curtenius** • Jones • Henry • Jenkins • McIntyre • Savage • Marcy • S Wright • Flagg • Cooke • Collier • Flagg • Fillmore • Hunt • Fuller • J Wright • Cook • Burrows • Church • Denniston • Robinson • Hillhouse • Allen • Nichols • Hopkins • Robinson • Olcott • Wadsworth • Davenport • Chapin • Wemple • Campbell • Roberts • Morgan • Gilman • Knight • Miller • Kelsey • Wilson • Glynn • Gaus • Kelsey*** • Williams • Sohmer • Travis • Wendell • Maier • Fleming • Murphy • Tremaine • Yates*** • O'Leary • Moore • McGovern • Levitt • Regan • McCall • Hevesi • Sanzillo*** • DiNapoli
* as Auditor General, ** as Auditor, *** Acting