Joshua Wright (Alaska politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Joshua Wright (Alaska politician)

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1929

Date of Death: 02-Nov-2017

Profession: dentist, politician

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.
Edgecombe, Alaska, where he worked for the Public Health Service Hospital until 1958, when he moved to Anchorage.
Wright was a member of the Anchorage School Board between 1969 and 1972, and served a nearly concurrent term on the Alaska House of Representatives from 1970 to 1972.
He retired from dentistry in 2013, and died on November 2, 2017, aged 88.