Clement Gillespie Wright

(1824-1865)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Clement Gillespie Wright was born on October 15, 1824, in Fayetteville, NC. He died in 1865.

Places of Residence

• Fayetteville, NC, from October 15, 1824 [1].

Schools Attended

• University of North Carolina, until 1843. Clement Gillespie Wright earned his A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1843, and his A.M. in 1853 [2].
• University of North Carolina, until 1853. Clement Gillespie Wright earned his A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1843, and his A.M. in 1853 [2].

Occupations

• Lawyer [2].
• State Representative, from 1860 [2].
• Colonel, until 1865. Clement Gillespie Wright served in the Confederate States of America as a Lieut. Colonel in the 66th regiment [2].

Relatives

• Spouse: Annette Eliza Lindsay , married from October 10, 1855 to 1865. Annette Eliza Linday married Clement Gillespie Wright on October 10, 1850 in Greensboro [3]. They had one son, Clement Gillespie Wright, [Jr.] [1].
• Others: Sarah Letitia Amelia Lindsay (sister-in-law, 1839-1920) [1], John Alexander Gilmer (brother-in-law, 1838-1892) [1], Amelia Ellison (mother-in-law) [1], Jesse Harper Lindsay (father-in-law) [1], Josephine Harris (daughter-in-law) [1], Annette Wright (granddaughter, d. 1965) [1] and Bernard Wright (grandson) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).
2. The Alumni History of the University of North Carolina.
3. The Raleigh Register.