The Journal-Record - Bicentennial Edition Thursday, July 1, 1976 Section D, Page 11 R. R. WRIGHT CAME TO GUIN IN 1905 R. R. WRIGHT came to Guin, September 1905, as cashier of the Bank of Guin, which soon afterwards became the Marion County Banking Company when Hamilton became a part of the bank. He served as cashier of the Marion County Banking Company for ten years, after which time, 1915, he went into the automobile business as agent for Ford cars. In this business, he filled Marion County with Model T's, selling as many as six hundred and fifteen in three years - quite a number of automobiles back in those days. After the Ford Agency was disposed of by Mr. WRIGHT, he went into the merchantile(sic) business known as the Guin Hardware Company. Besides these businesses, he has been a bank official, director to the president of the bank, and has taken an active part in civic clubs. Earlier in life, he served several terms as president of the Civitan Club, served for fifteen years as member of the School Board of Guin, and a number of years as Alderman of Guin. Always actively interested in politics, he was elected to the State Legislature in 1946, but resigned in 1947, when he was appointed Probate Judge of Marion County by Gov. James E. FOLSOM, to serve until the next election, 1948. Besides a full business and political life, he has not neglected his religious duties. He is a member of the Guin Baptist Church, having served as Beacon for some twenty-five years and has been a teacher of the Men's Adult Class for many years. Mr. WRIGHT was married to the former Elizabeth J. BOOKER, daughter of Charlie A. BOOKER of Guin, who ran a livery stable in Guin from 1890 to 1910, when he retired to a quieter life of farming. Mr. and Mrs. WRIGHT were married on June 27, 1909, and they had a family of four boys and four girls.