WRIGHT, Joseph L., a Doorkeeper from New Jersey; birth date unknown; elected Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives for the Thirty-fifth Congress (May 18, 1858–February 6, 1860); death date unknown.
* Elected Doorkeeper on May 18, 1858, to fill the unexpired term of Robert B. Hackney, who was removed from office on May 17, 1858. See, House Journal, 35th Cong., 1st sess., (May 17, 1858): 832-33; and House Journal, 35th Cong., 1st sess., (May 18, 1848): 842-843.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Wright, Joseph L.,” http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/15032407990 (January 11, 2017)
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