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Wright, Ernest A. |
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1851-May 30, 1912 |
Description |
Ernest A. Wright, born in England in July 1851 was a late 19th-century Philadelphia engraver, printer, and lithographer who
specialized in bank notes, and society and collegiate stationery. Immigrated to Canada in 1856 and apprenticed in steel and
copper plate engraving in New York ca. 1866, Wright established his own engraving firm in Philadelphia at 1032 Chestnut Street
in 1872.
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Following the Centennial of 1876, Wright's business entered a period of prosperity, including the addition of lithography
to his printing services by 1891. By that year, Wright operated a five-story plant with 150 employees at 1108 Chestnut Street
and executed bank note engraving, government contracts, and corporate printing jobs.
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Wright, also known as an expert counterfeit detector, was married in 1878 to Elizabeth (b. 1854) with whom he had three children,
and was a member of the Canadian Club, Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturer's Club, and the Tioga Methodist Episcopal Church.
Wright died on May 30, 1912 at his residence on Wissahickon and Park avenues. He was interred at Westminster Cemetery.
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Has format |
AAS-Wright.jpg |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Census 1900 |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1872-1891 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1912 |
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Philadelphia and Popular Philadelphians (North American, 1891), 230 |
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AAS-Wright |