Francis Mastin Wright (July 14, 1810 – January 16, 1869) was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor (1856–1860).

Francis Mastin Wright
8th Ohio State Auditor
In office
January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860
GovernorSalmon P. Chase
Preceded byWilliam Duane Morgan
Succeeded byRobert W. Tayler
Personal details
Born(1810-07-14)July 14, 1810
Frederick County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 16, 1869(1869-01-16) (aged 58)
Urbana, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Francis Wright was born in Frederick County, Virginia, and ended up in Clark County, Ohio, where he was educated in the country schools. He was a merchant in Springfield, Ohio and later Urbana, Ohio. He was elected as a Whig for County Auditor of Champaign County.[1]

In 1855, as a Republican, he defeated incumbent Democrat William Duane Morgan for Ohio State Auditor,[2] but declined a second term. He returned to Urbana in 1860, and was appointed Internal Revenue Collector by President Lincoln. He resigned in 1867 and died at Urbana January 16, 1869.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Smith 1898 : 45
  2. ^ Smith 1898 : 40

References

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  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
Political offices
Preceded by Ohio State Auditor
1856–1860
Succeeded by