WI BIO - Dodge Co - WRIGHT, A. P.

History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 
1880, pp 642-643

A. P. WRIGHT, farmer, Section 29 [Town of Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin], 
P. O. Atwater [Chester Township, Dodge County], was born 17 March 1826 in 
Oxford County, Maine, the son of Seth WRIGHT, an extensive dealer in lumber, 
stock and dry goods. When twenty years [p 643] of age, Mr. [A. P.] WRIGHT 
left home and traveled about a year for Cowing & Company, of Seneca Falls 
[Seneca County], New York. After that he bought the goods of the same firm, 
employed agents, and carried on business for himself for about seven years, 
dealing in pumps, garden and fire engines, etc. 

In 1854 he [A. P. WRIGHT] married [Miss] Eliza HART, of Belleville [west of 
Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, but historically in what was called 
Canada West], Canada, who was born 04 April 1831, daughter of George and 
Eliza HART. Soon after this marriage, Mr. WRIGHT returned to his native 
place in [Oxford County] Maine, and engaged in the marble business and 
farming, which he followed for about a year. He then removed to Trenton, 
Ontario [Canada], and engaged in the grocery business. He remained in that 
business about two years, then went to Hastings County, Ontario [Canada], and 
engaged in farming and dealing in stock, which he followed about twelve years.

In June 1869 he [A. P. WRIGHT] came to Wisconsin and located on the farm he 
now occupies, in the Town of Chester [Dodge County], where he continues in 
the same business he followed in Ontario: farming and stock dealing. Mr. 
WRIGHT owns 235 acres of land, worth about $12,000, Atwater Station and Post 
Office being on his farm, [Atwater Station being located in the northern part 
of Section 29 in Chester Township. Atwater Station was on the rail line of 
what in 1856 was called the Milwaukee & Horicon Railway, which in 1874 became 
the Northern Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.]

They [A. P. and Eliza (HART) WRIGHT] have four children: (1) Ida E., born 
23 September 1855; (2) George N., born 28 March 1858; (3) Frances L., born 
24 November 1860; and (4) Mary A., born 14 May 1868. Mr. WRIGHT has been 
one of the Directors of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company for six years, 
and Supervisor of the Town of Chester four years. His family attends the 
Congregational Church.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly