Howard E. Wright
31st Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office January 1899
Preceded by	Frank Leslie Coombs
Succeeded by	Alden Anderson
Member of the California State Assembly from the 51st district
In office January 4, 1897 – January 1, 1901
Preceded by	Clinton Griswold Dodge
Succeeded by	Newell K. Foster
Personal details
Born	1866 Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Died	October 10, 1942 (aged 76) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Howard Elwood Wright^[1] (1866 – October 10, 1942) was a politician from California who served in the California State Assembly as a Republican from the 51st district between 1897 and 1899. In January 1899, Wright was elected the 31st Speaker of the Assembly, but resigned the office and his seat in the assembly after just 29 days after he was allegedly involved in a vote-buying scheme for U.S. Senate candidates, which at the time were elected by the state legislature. Wright had also forged campaign documents, the penalty for which would have been forfeiture of office; James K. Burnett, another state assemblyman, introduced an expulsion resolution for Wright prior to his resignation from the Assembly.^[2]

Alden Anderson was chosen to succeed Wright following his resignation.

Wright was born in Carson City, Nevada, the son of a judge, Samuel Huntington Wright. His professional career was in the oil and insurance industry.^[3] Wright died at his home in Berkeley, California on October 10, 1942 at the age of 76.^[4][3]

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