From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Wright, William H.

(born: c. 1876  -  died: June 29, 1926) 

William H. Wright was born in Alabama. He was a lawyer in Louisville, KY and president of the American Mutual Savings Bank also in Louisville.

A graduate of the Howard Law School, Wright  practiced law for about 20 years. He was a member of the Howard University Club of Kentucky, and had been a member of the "Kentucky Colony" when he was in Washington, D.C.

For more see Who's Who in Colored America, 1927; and Emancipation: the making of the Black lawyer, 1844-1944 by J. C. Smith.

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Outside Kentucky Place Name

Alabama
Washington, D. C.

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Cited in this Entry

NKAA Source: Who's who in colored America; a biographical dictionary of notable living persons of Negro descent in the United States [1927, 1933-37]
NKAA Source: Emancipation: the making of the black lawyer, 1844-1944

Related Entries Citing this Entry

NKAA Entry: Kentucky Colony in Washington D.C.
NKAA Entry: Howard University Club of Kentucky (Louisville)
NKAA Entry: Blanton, John Oliver, Jr.
NKAA Entry: African American Lawyers/Attorneys, Kentucky, 1880-1940
NKAA Entry: Henderson, Dennis Irwin

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Wright, William H.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/141.

Last modified: 2026-06-18 18:22:04