Indianapolis (IN) News, January 13, 1896, p. 2. NOTE: According to an obit published in the Lincoln (NE) Daily News on January 13, 1896, George Grove Wright was the son of John and Rachel (Seaman) Wright. He was married to Hannah Dibble who survived him with five children: Craig L., Mary D Scavey; Lucia H. Stone; Carroll and George G. In 1830, according to a digital image of the census record available online, there was only one person named John Wright residing in Monroe County, and that individual was between the ages of 50-59 years. Des Moines, Ia., January 13-George Grove Wright, one of Iowa's most distinguished jurists, died here Saturday from paralysis. Mr. Wright was born in Bloomington, Ind., in 1820 and graduated from the State University at that place in 1839. He studied law with the firm of Howard & Wright at Rockville and went overland to Iowa in 1840. He settled at Keosequa (difficult to read), Van Buren County, but afterward went to Des Moines. He was a member of the Iowa Senate for several terms, and in 1854 he was chosen chief justice of the Supreme Court of that state serving until 1870. From March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877, Judge Wright was United States senator serving on the committees of finance, the judiciary, claims and civil service. After his service in the Senate, he resumed his law practice, at the same time delivering lectures before the law school of the Iowa State University. In politics, Judge Wright was always a Republican. He took an active part in the success of the party and during two or three campaigns he made speeches in Indiana. He was a brother of Joseph Albert Wright, at one time governor of Indiana and an uncle of John C. Wright of this city.