Dunham Wright

{{Short description|American politician and pioneer}}

Dunham Wright (March 13, 1842 – December 5, 1942) was an American politician and pioneer settler in the state of Oregon. He was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln and homesteaded in the area presently known as Medical Springs, Oregon.{{Cite web |url=https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/1299 |title=Dunham Wright |access-date=2019-01-25 |archive-date=2019-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183328/https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/1299 |url-status=dead }} He served in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1872.{{cite news|title=Dunham Wright, '72 Legislator, Dies Aged 100|date=December 4, 1942|page=6|newspaper=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27619562/statesman_journal/|accessdate=January 25, 2019}} {{free access}}