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Richard J Wright 1935 - 2009

Richard J Wright of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on March 13, 1935, and died at age 73 years old on February 12, 2009.
Richard J Wright
Des Moines, Polk County, IA 50312
March 13, 1935
February 12, 2009
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  • 03/13
    1935

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    March 13, 1935
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  • 02/12
    2009

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    February 12, 2009
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    Richard J Wright lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1935, in the year that Richard J Wright was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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In 1950, he was just 15 years old when in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.
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