Samuel Gardiner Wright
American
Samuel Gardiner Wright was a member of the United States House of Representatives, a Philadelphia merchant, owner of iron furnaces in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and sheep breeder. - AsNotedIn
Samuel Gardiner Wright was a member of the United States House of Representatives, a Philadelphia merchant, owner of iron furnaces in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey and sheep breeder. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1805/00/00 | Sarah Wright, marries her distant cousin, Samuel Gardiner Wright. Mr Wright inherits land where he will build Merino Hill House. | Groom | Merino Hill House and Farm | Wrightsville | |||
| 1810/00/00 | Master mason Ephraim Robbins and master carpenter Joseph Forsithe build a Federal style brick residence with a full Georgian floor plan for Samuel G Wright. | Architect | Merino Hill House and Farm | Wrightsville | |||
| 1816/00/00 | Philadelphia merchant Nathan Dunn is censured by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends for bankruptcy and makes him assign his property to Wright to settle his affairs and pay his creditors. | Trustee | Arch Street Meetinghouse | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1822/00/00 | Samuel Wright, who kept a detailed journal of the progress of his Merino Sheep until 1822, sells about half of his 200 flock. | Breeder | Merino Hill House and Farm | Wrightsville | Merino Sheep | ||
| 1845/07/30 | Samuel Gardiner Wright dies in Wrightstown, New Jersey, before the Twenty-Ninth Congress convenes and never officially takes his seat. Mr Wright is buried at East Branch Friends Burial Ground in Imlaystown, NJ. His Merino Sheep flock numbers 40. | Died |
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