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{{Infobox Biography
 
{{Infobox Biography
 
| subject_name  =Benjamin Drake Wright
 
| subject_name  =Benjamin Drake Wright
| image_name    =BDWright-portrait.jpg
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| date_of_birth  =[[January 23]], [[1799]]
 
| date_of_birth  =[[January 23]], [[1799]]
 
| place_of_birth =Wilkes-Barre, Penn.
 
| place_of_birth =Wilkes-Barre, Penn.
| date_of_death  =[[April 28]], [[1875]]
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| date_of_death  =April [[1875]]
 
| place_of_death =Pensacola
 
| place_of_death =Pensacola
 
| occupation    =attorney, judge
 
| occupation    =attorney, judge
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| parents        =
 
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| children      =[[George Washington Wright]]<br/>Five other sons<br/>Two daughters
 
| children      =[[George Washington Wright]]<br/>Five other sons<br/>Two daughters
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'''Benjamin Drake Wright''' ([[1799]]&ndash;[[1875]]) was a prominent Pensacolian attorney and civic leader.
 
'''Benjamin Drake Wright''' ([[1799]]&ndash;[[1875]]) was a prominent Pensacolian attorney and civic leader.
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==Legal career==
 
==Legal career==
In [[1824]] he was a member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of West Florida as well as United States Attorney for the part of the Territory between the Apalachicola and Suwanne Rivers.  In [[1825]] he was appointed United States District Attorney for the whole of the Territory.  In [[1829]], Wright served as the President of the [[Board of Aldermen of Pensacola]].  In a least [[1839]], Wright served in the Territorial Senate.  In [[1841]], Wright was elected as [[Mayor of Pensacola]].  During the 1840s, Wright served as a federal judge, and after statehood in [[1845]], he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida.  In [[1866]], Wright was appointed Collector of Customs in the District of Pensacola in the State of Florida.
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In [[1824]] he was a member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of West Florida as well as United States Attorney for the part of the Territory between the Apalachicola and Suwanne Rivers.  In [[1825]] he was appointed United States District Attorney for the whole of the Territory.  In [[1829]], Wright served as the President of the [[Board of Aldermen of Pensacola]].  In a least [[1839]], Wright served in the Territorial Senate.  In [[1841]], Wright was elected [[Mayor of Pensacola]].  During the 1840s, Wright served as a federal judge, and after statehood in [[1845]], he became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida.  In [[1866]], Wright was appointed Collector of Customs in the District of Pensacola in the State of Florida.
  
 
In [[1844]], Wright represented in court [[Jonathan Walker]], who was tried and convicted of stealing another man's slave.
 
In [[1844]], Wright represented in court [[Jonathan Walker]], who was tried and convicted of stealing another man's slave.
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[[Wright Street]] in [[downtown Pensacola]] is named in his honour.
 
[[Wright Street]] in [[downtown Pensacola]] is named in his honour.
  
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{{succession box | before = [[Charles Le Baron]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1841 | after = [[Charles Evans]]}}
 
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:Wright family|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:Attorneys|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:Judges|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:Civic leaders|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:Street namesakes|Wright, Benjamin Drake]] [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Wright, Benjamin Drake]]
 

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