James F. Wright

Basic details

James F. Wright is an image, with genre photograph.

Its dimensions are 6.90 in. x 5.0 in..

It was created sometime in 1920.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

James F. Wright (b. 1860, d. 1934) is pictured seated on a bench. He was the son of early Worthington residents James P. Wright (b. 1827) and Louisa H. Wright (b. 1832). James F. Wright graduated from Worthington High School in 1881. He was a prominent businessman in the community, owning and operating a hardware store located on the west side of High St. in the downtown business district north of New England Ave. He was a member of the New England Lodge No. 4 and a charter member of the local Eastern Star Lodge. He married Nellie Starrett Wright (b. 1861, d. 1911) in 1895. They had two sons Arnold M. Wright and Theron H. Wright. James F. Wright remarried in 1925 to Margaret Kline Wright.

Subjects

It covers the topics businessmen and freemasons.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0906.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 86-G-258 (box 810).

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on October 19, 2005. It was last updated November 10, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

James F. Wright from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of James F. Wright. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.