Davis, Charles B. (Charles Baldwin)
Variant namesIsaac Sumner Wright, a native of Ohio and a graduate of that states Medical school, traveled with a large caravan to California in 1849. While in California he ran a general store, helped to organize a Vigilance Committee in Marysville, Calif., and wrote mining laws. Back in Ohio, Wright oraganized the Republican Party in Clinton County, and served in the state legislature, where he was responsible for a bill requiring the printing of formulas on labels of medications.
From the description of A short sketch of the life of Dr. Isaac Sumner Wright : compiled from notes written by his daughter Mrs. Jennie (Wright) Willett : mss., 1910 / by Chas. B. Davis. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 213505477
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| creatorOf | Davis, Charles B. A short sketch of the life of Dr. Isaac Sumner Wright : compiled from notes written by his daughter Mrs. Jennie (Wright) Willett : mss., 1910 / by Chas. B. Davis. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Wright, Isaac Sumner, 1811-1862. | person |
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