City: Jamestown
WRIGHT, William L., banker, real estate dealer; born Pall Mall, Tenn., in 1879; son of John C. and Mary Frances (Williams) WRIGHT; father’s occupation, farmer, merchant, Maj. 9th Tenn. Vol. Cavalry Civil war, Federal soldier; educated University of Harriman, Tenn., and Maryville, (Tenn.) College; in early life he taught school, later he was a railroad agent; elected trustee at age of 21 and was the youngest office holder in history of the county; served three terms; elected President Bank of Jamestown, which position he now holds; owns an interest in two farms in Fentress Co. and one-fourth interest in 11,287 acres of timber land in Fentress Co.; member Masonic Lodge No. 281, F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., served one term as Noble Grand of I. O. O. F.; Republican; delegate to Republican National Convention at Chicago in 1908 and has attended every Republican state convention since he was 21.
