James L. Wright, Jr. (March 10, 1925 – October 16, 1990) was a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

. He is a native of New York City. He represented the 142nd legislative district in the

from 1965 to 1990. He is the father of Matthew N. Wright, who succeeded him in representing the 142nd district. Wright died at a hospice in 1990.

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Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 1925 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub