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Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (c. 1730 – 8 March 1804) was an English diplomat and art collector who served as the Minister Resident of Great Britain to Venice from 1766 to 1774. [ 1 ] Background
James Wright was born in London to Robert Wright Jr, son of Sir Robert Wright, Lord Chief Justice of England. In 1730 Robert Wright, James Wright's father, accompanied Robert Johnson to the Province of South Carolina and served as its Chief Justice until 1739. James followed soon after and began the practice of law in Charleston.
1746–1753: Sir James Gray Resident [4] [5] 1752–1754: Unknown: possibly Consul Smith as resident [2] 1754–1765: John Murray [6] 1762–1763: Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton Ambassador [4] 1765–1773: Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet, of Venice Resident [4] [6] 1769–1771: Robert Richie in charge in Wright's absence (also in 1775)
Its only commanding officer was Major James Wright, son of Governor Sir James Wright. The Georgia Loyalists fought during the Siege of Savannah that same year, during which Captain Simpson was killed on 8 October. [1]
Sir James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside; Sir James Wright, 1st Baronet (1730–1804) of Ray House, Essex and Resident at Venice, British diplomat; James Wright (Jamaican politician) (1904–1984/85), member of the Legislative Council of Jamaica
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The Wright Baronetcy, of Cranham Hall in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 February 1661 for Benjamin Wright. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth baronet in 1738. Sir Benjamin Wright, 1st Baronet (died 1706) Sir Nathan Wright, 2nd Baronet (1661–1727) Sir Nathan Wright, 3rd Baronet (1684–1737)
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