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Elizur Wright

Released
Date of birth:12. 02. 1804
Date of death:22. 11. 1885
Age:81 Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Massachusetts
Support
Abolitionism Boston Vigilance Committee
Elizur Wright

Biography

Abolitionist newspaper editor (Boston Chronotype, Commonwealth) and Boston Vigilance Committee organizer. Prosecuted by the federal government for his role in the February 1851 rescue of Shadrach Minkins; the jury hung and the case was eventually dropped. Wright was also a foundational actuary of U.S. life insurance regulation and a co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Case

Charges: Aiding and abetting the rescue of a fugitive from labor under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Arrested: Mar 1, 1851
Sentence: Charges dismissed after hung jury. Verdict as recorded: No — hung jury; case dropped.
Convicted: No — charges dismissed