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Joshua Wright
1929–2017
United States
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Joshua J. Wright II (August 6, 1929 – November 2, 2017) was a dentist and politician in the United States who served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives between 1970 and 1972. Born in Georgetown, South Carolina on August 6, 1929, to Joshua and Louise Wright, he attended Howard University, where he studied zoology, chemistry, and later, dentistry. By 1956, Wright had moved to Mt.
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