ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə ðə θˈɜːɾifˈoːɹθ, ðə θˈɜːɾifˈɪfθ, ænd ðə θˈɜːɾisˈɪksθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz, ɹˈaɪt sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
Elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth, the Thirty-fifth, and the Thirty-sixth Congresses, Wright served from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1861.