Wright, Sydney L., 1852-1927.

Sydney L. Wright (1852-1927), the son of Henrietta Hoskins Price and Robert Kemp Wright, was a banker in Philadelphia. He worked in partnership with his brother William Redwood Wright (1846-1914). Their office was located at 133 South 5th. Sydney lived on Carpenter Lane in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. His wife's name was probably Fannie; her maiden initials were F.P.P. They had a son named Miers Fisher. The Wright family papers are held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

From the description of Appraised valuations of "Clifflawn" and "Stone Gables," 1910-1917, 1910, 1917 (bulk). (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261232469

Through descent and marriage, the Wright family is connected with the Fisher and Logan families of Philadelphia. William Redwood Wright, the oldest child of Henrietta Hoskins Price Wright and Robert Kemp Wright, was born in 1846, attended the Germantown Academy, and joined Rush's Lancers, the sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, during the Civil War. He left service as a Captain and joined the firm of Peter Wright's Sons, merchants, in New York City and his uncle's firm. In 1873, he moved to Philadelphia, continuing on in the same business, and married Letitia Ellicott Carpenter in 1882. He became involved in city politics as a Democrat, was a presidential elector in 1888 and 1892, and filled an unexpired term as Philadelphia City Treasurer from June 1891 to January 1892. For the rest of his life, William Redwood Wright worked as a banker and broker in a variety of businesses, both independently and with family members, mainly his brother Sydney Longstreth Wright, and his brother-in-law Robert Glendinning.

Letitia Ellicott Carpenter Wright, wife of William Redwood Wright, was a Colonial Dame of America and helped plan and plant the Stenton garden. She was friends with Helen Tower whose husband, Mr. Charlemagne Tower, was a diplomat in the foreign service, at one time U.S. Ambassador to France.

From the description of Collection, 1752-1928. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122644914