Thomas Wrightson Jr. (1822 - 1897)

Born 24 Jul 1822 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1897 at age 75 in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1822. He was the son of Thomas Wrightson. He passed away in 1897.

Kentucky Politician. A native of England, he was born in the historic walled city of York in North Yorkshire. He emigrated to America and settled in Northern Kentucky. Wrightson entered into a career as a politician and was elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1869. He served in that capacity until 1873. In 1870, he was the Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky and lost the election to John White Stevenson. He was married to Jane Elizabeth Shaw. His daughter, Georgianna, married Charles L. Raison, Jr., a noted attorney and Judge. Wrightson died at his residence in Newport, Kentucky in 1897 when he was 75 years old.

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23536781/thomas-wrightson

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCT6-RKN : 12 April 2016), Thomas I Wrightson in household of Thomas Wrightson, Albany city, ward 6, Albany, New York, United States; citing family 1630, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).