Fielding L. Wright

Politician

1895 – 1956

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Who was Fielding L. Wright?

Fielding Lewis Wright was a Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946, then as Governor after the incumbent, Thomas L. Bailey, died in office in 1946. Wright was elected Governor in his own right in 1947 and served a full four-year term. In 1948 Wright was nominated as the vice-presidential candidate of the States' Rights Democratic Party, running alongside South Carolina's Governor Strom Thurmond.

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Born
May 16, 1895
Rolling Fork
Also known as
  • Fielding Wright
Spouses
Religion
  • Methodism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Alabama
Died
May 4, 1956
Jackson

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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