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'''Aron Wright''' (September 30, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American physician and educator. He was the founder and president of [[Miami Valley College]].

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'''Aron Wright''' (September 30, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American physician and educator. He was the founder and president of [[Miami Valley College]].


==Life==
==Life==
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He began the study of medicine with his sister's husband, John T. Plummer, [[Doctor of Medicine|M. D]]., of [[Richmond, Indiana]], and later spent two years at [[Yale School of Medicine|Yale Medical School]], where he graduated in 1836. After graduation, he practiced for three years in Springboro, but moved to [[New York City]] in 1840.<ref name=yaleobit />
He began the study of medicine with his sister's husband, John T. Plummer, [[Doctor of Medicine|M. D]]., of [[Richmond, Indiana]], and later spent two years at [[Yale School of Medicine|Yale Medical School]], where he graduated in 1836. After graduation, he practiced for three years in Springboro, but moved to [[New York City]] in 1840.<ref name=yaleobit />


After seventeen years practicing medicine in New York, he returned to Springboro with his family. He there engaged in the care of landed property left to him by his father.<ref name=yaleobit />
After seventeen years practicing medicine in New York, Wright returned to Springboro with his family. He there engaged in the care of landed property left to him by his father.<ref name=yaleobit />


In 1870, Wright and other education-minded Quakers founded in the area of Springboro a [[manual labor school]], Miami Valley College. The school was notable for admitting both men and women. Wright served as president for a period of nine years, and contributed financially to the college. The college closed in 1883, soon after he left.<ref name=historicwarren>{{cite book|title= Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History|last=Pauwels|first=Cynthia L.|year=2009|publisher=HPN Books|isbn= 9781935377092|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vx2OQrBhSN4C|pages=38–39}}</ref><ref name=yaleobit />
In 1870, Wright and other education-minded Quakers founded in the area of Springboro a [[manual labor school]], Miami Valley College. The school was notable for admitting both men and women. Wright served as president for a period of nine years and contributed financially to the college. The college closed in 1883, soon after he left.<ref name=historicwarren>{{cite book|title= Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History|last=Pauwels|first=Cynthia L.|year=2009|publisher=HPN Books|isbn= 9781935377092|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vx2OQrBhSN4C|pages=38–39}}</ref><ref name=yaleobit />


In 1880 he moved back to New York, where he lived in [[Brooklyn]]. He died there in December 15, 1885.
In 1880, he moved back to New York, where he lived in [[Brooklyn]]. He died there in December 15, 1885.


He was a prominent member of the [[Quakers|Society of Friends]]. His daughter [[Mariana Wright Chapman]] became noted as a Quaker [[Women's suffrage|suffragist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/5260mwch.xml|title=An Inventory of the Family Papers of Mariana Wright Chapman, 1808-1983|last=|first=|date=|website=Swarthmore College|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419185853/http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/5260mwch.xml |archive-date=2007-04-19 |access-date=}}</ref>
Wright was a prominent member of the [[Quakers|Society of Friends]]. His daughter [[Mariana Wright Chapman]] became noted as a Quaker [[Women's suffrage|suffragist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/5260mwch.xml|title=An Inventory of the Family Papers of Mariana Wright Chapman, 1808-1983|last=|first=|date=|website=Swarthmore College|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419185853/http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/ead/5260mwch.xml |archive-date=2007-04-19 |access-date=}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 19:38, 18 February 2024

Aron Wright
President of Miami Valley College
In office
1870 - 1879
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1810
Monlallan, Adams County, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 15, 1885(1885-12-15) (aged 75)
Brooklyn, New York
Alma materYale Medical School

Aron Wright (September 30, 1810 – December 15, 1885) was an American physician and educator. He was the founder and president of Miami Valley College.

Life

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Wright was born in Monallan, Adams County, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1810. His parents moved four years later, to Springboro, Warren County, Ohio, where he grew up.[1]

He began the study of medicine with his sister's husband, John T. Plummer, M. D., of Richmond, Indiana, and later spent two years at Yale Medical School, where he graduated in 1836. After graduation, he practiced for three years in Springboro, but moved to New York City in 1840.[1]

After seventeen years practicing medicine in New York, Wright returned to Springboro with his family. He there engaged in the care of landed property left to him by his father.[1]

In 1870, Wright and other education-minded Quakers founded in the area of Springboro a manual labor school, Miami Valley College. The school was notable for admitting both men and women. Wright served as president for a period of nine years and contributed financially to the college. The college closed in 1883, soon after he left.[2][1]

In 1880, he moved back to New York, where he lived in Brooklyn. He died there in December 15, 1885.

Wright was a prominent member of the Society of Friends. His daughter Mariana Wright Chapman became noted as a Quaker suffragist.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, 1885-1886" (PDF). Yale College. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Pauwels, Cynthia L. (2009). Historic Warren County: An Illustrated History. HPN Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9781935377092.
  3. ^ "An Inventory of the Family Papers of Mariana Wright Chapman, 1808-1983". Swarthmore College. Archived from the original on 2007-04-19.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the 1886 Yale Obituary Record.

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