Ephraim M. Wright

Ephraim M. Wright
12th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
In office 1853–1856
Preceded by	Amasa Walker
Succeeded by	Francis De Witt
Personal details
Political party	Whig
Profession	Teacher, Clergyman
Religion	Congregationalist

Ephraim M. Wright was a Connecticut and Massachusetts teacher, clergyman and politician who served as 12th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1853–1856.

For many years Wright was engaged in teaching and political work. Wright became a minister in middle life. On July 2, 1861 Wright was ordained and installed as the eighth Pastor of the Congregational Church in Bethlehem, Connecticut, Wright was dismissed from the Pastorate on October 2, 1866. For four years, from 1864 to 1869 Wright was the acting Pastor of Congregational Church in Terryville, Connecticut.

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