James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| name= James A. Wright

| image name= James A. Wright (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg

| birthname = James Assion Wright

| state= Pennsylvania

| district= 34th

| party= Republican

| term_start = January 3, 1941

| term_end = January 3, 1945

| preceded= Matthew A. Dunn

| succeeded= Herman P. Eberharter

| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|8|11}}

| birth_place = Carnegie, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|1963|11|7|1902|8|11}}

| death_place = Scott Township

| restingplace = Holy Souls Cemetery in Carnegie

| spouse=

| children =

| signature =

| religion=

|alma_mater = College of the Holy Cross

}}

James Assion Wright (August 11, 1902 – November 7, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served two terms in the U.S. Congress from 1941 to 1945.

Biography

Wright was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1902. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1923 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1927.

He served as assistant county solicitor of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1941.

= Congress =

In 1940, Wright was elected as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress, then reelected to the 78th United States Congress in 1942. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944.