ft s ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : W CV B - TV <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Gro ver ▁Wright ▁( M arch ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 J anu ary ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁lawyer , ▁Iowa ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁justice , ▁law ▁professor , ▁and ▁Republican ▁United ▁States ▁Senator ▁from ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Blo om ington , ▁Indiana , ▁he ▁attended ▁private ▁schools ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Indiana ▁University ▁at ▁Blo om ington ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Rock ville , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁comm encing ▁practice ▁in ▁Ke os au qua , ▁Iowa ▁Territ ory ▁( now ▁Ke os au qua , ▁Iowa ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 - 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Court ' s ▁chief ▁justice ▁for ▁seven ▁of ▁those ▁years . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Agricult ural ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 8