Jim Wright

Jim Wright
56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1987 – June 6, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Tip O'Neill
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
House Majority Leader
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987
Deputy	John Brademas Tom Foley
Preceded by	Tip O'Neill
Succeeded by	Tom Foley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 12th district
In office January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989
Preceded by	Wingate Lucas
Succeeded by	Pete Geren
Personal details
Born	James Claude Wright, Jr. (1922-12-22)December 22, 1922 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 6, 2015(2015-05-06) (aged 92) Fort Worth, Texas, U.s
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Mab Wright
Children	4
Alma mater	Weatherford College University of Texas, Austin
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Air Force
Years of service	1941-1946
Battles/wars	World War II

James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician from Texas. He served for 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. Wright resigned from the House in 1989 because of a scandal.

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Media related to Jim Wright at Wikimedia Commons

• View Photos from the Jim Wright Collection from Weatherford College, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• The Jim Wright Scandal
• Media Watch comparison of the treatment of the Meese and Wright resignations Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Stories I Never Told the Speaker, by Wright's Chief of Staff Marshall Lynam Archived 2002-09-13 at the Wayback Machine