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William M. Wright
William Mason Wright (September 24, 1863 – August 16, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of lieutenant general and was most notable for his service as a division and corps commander during World War I.
William M. Wright was born in Newark, New Jersey, on September 24, 1863, He was the son of Dora Mason and Army Colonel Edward H. Wright a career officer whose service included assignments as aide-de-camp to Generals Winfield Scott and George B. McClellan. William M. Wright was the grandson of Michigan Governor Stevens Thomson Mason and U.S. Senator William Wright of New Jersey. Wright was educated at St. John's School in Ossining, New York (also known as St. John's Military Academy).
He attended Yale University and was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity. In 1882 he left Yale for the United States Military Academy, where his roommate was John J. Pershing. Wright failed his semiannual exams in December 1882 and left West Point in January 1883, resigning before school authorities took action to dismiss him.
In 1884, Wright joined the New Jersey National Guard, receiving a captain's commission and appointment as aide-de-camp to the commander of the 1st Brigade.
In January, 1885 he was nominated for appointment as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry Regiment. One of the final acts of outgoing President Chester A. Arthur, Wright's controversial commission received nationwide publicity; it was supported by fellow New Jersey resident Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the U.S. Secretary of State, and opposed by U.S. Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln, who argued that someone who had not passed the program of instruction at West Point should not receive the same reward as those who had. His commission was narrowly confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February, 29 votes to 22, meaning that he received his commission more than a year before his peers in the West Point Class of 1886 graduated and received theirs.
Wright's initial assignments were with the 2nd Infantry at posts in the western United States, including Fort Spokane, Washington, Fort Omaha, Nebraska, and Fort Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From 1889 to 1891 he attended the School of Infantry and Cavalry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after which he rejoined his regiment at Fort Omaha. From 1896 to 1898 Wright was professor of military science at the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Wright served in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. Commissioned as a captain and assistant adjutant general in the U.S. Volunteers, he served in Cuba as aide-de-camp to Major General John C. Bates, commander of the 3rd Division. Wright took part in the Battle of El Caney and the other actions leading to the surrender of Santiago.
In 1899 Wright was promoted to captain in the regular Army. He served in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War, continuing as aide-de-camp to Bates.
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William M. Wright
William Mason Wright (September 24, 1863 – August 16, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of lieutenant general and was most notable for his service as a division and corps commander during World War I.
William M. Wright was born in Newark, New Jersey, on September 24, 1863, He was the son of Dora Mason and Army Colonel Edward H. Wright a career officer whose service included assignments as aide-de-camp to Generals Winfield Scott and George B. McClellan. William M. Wright was the grandson of Michigan Governor Stevens Thomson Mason and U.S. Senator William Wright of New Jersey. Wright was educated at St. John's School in Ossining, New York (also known as St. John's Military Academy).
He attended Yale University and was a member of the Delta Psi fraternity. In 1882 he left Yale for the United States Military Academy, where his roommate was John J. Pershing. Wright failed his semiannual exams in December 1882 and left West Point in January 1883, resigning before school authorities took action to dismiss him.
In 1884, Wright joined the New Jersey National Guard, receiving a captain's commission and appointment as aide-de-camp to the commander of the 1st Brigade.
In January, 1885 he was nominated for appointment as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry Regiment. One of the final acts of outgoing President Chester A. Arthur, Wright's controversial commission received nationwide publicity; it was supported by fellow New Jersey resident Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, the U.S. Secretary of State, and opposed by U.S. Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln, who argued that someone who had not passed the program of instruction at West Point should not receive the same reward as those who had. His commission was narrowly confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February, 29 votes to 22, meaning that he received his commission more than a year before his peers in the West Point Class of 1886 graduated and received theirs.
Wright's initial assignments were with the 2nd Infantry at posts in the western United States, including Fort Spokane, Washington, Fort Omaha, Nebraska, and Fort Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From 1889 to 1891 he attended the School of Infantry and Cavalry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after which he rejoined his regiment at Fort Omaha. From 1896 to 1898 Wright was professor of military science at the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Wright served in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. Commissioned as a captain and assistant adjutant general in the U.S. Volunteers, he served in Cuba as aide-de-camp to Major General John C. Bates, commander of the 3rd Division. Wright took part in the Battle of El Caney and the other actions leading to the surrender of Santiago.
In 1899 Wright was promoted to captain in the regular Army. He served in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War, continuing as aide-de-camp to Bates.
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