Boston Latin School

John Wright

Printed in the 1927 yearbook as John Joseph Wright Jr

John Wright (American Catholic cardinal and prelate) is in the 1927 yearbook of Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts, printed there as John Joseph Wright Jr. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates and what the book says.

Class of 1927

Before they were famous

John Wright American Catholic cardinal and prelate

John Joseph Wright was an American Catholic cardinal and prelate. He served as the prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. His career included roles as the bishop of Pittsburgh, the bishop of Worcester, and an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Born: July 18, 1909, Dorchester
Died: 1979
Age in this yearbook: about 18
In the yearbook as: John Joseph Wright Jr, Boston Latin School, class of 1927

How we know this is the same person: Name matches John Wright (born 1909); their Wikipedia article names Boston Latin School, and the age fits the class of 1926. Summary written from the Wikipedia article (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

122 in the class of 1927 · 123 more named Wright

Full name: John Joseph Wright Jr
Known as: J. J
School: Boston Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1927
Came from: Elihu Greenwood School
Headed for: Boston College

Also searched as: Jack Wright; John Wright; John J. Wright; Johnny Wright.

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Clubs & teams 22
Same surname 85
Classmates 121
Same schools 96

In context

John Joseph Wright Jr is the last of 122 names in the alphabetical list of the Boston Latin School class of 1927 on this site. John is printed on page 381 of the scan, near the end of the 347-to-381 run of portrait pages. 6 other people in the class share the first name John. “Boston College” is John's plan after graduation; 92 of 100 classmates with a printed plan (92%) named a college or university. Of the 95 plans printed for the class of 1927 that name a kind of next step, 92 (97%) are a college or university, where the neighbouring classes have 98% in 1926 and 98% in 1928.

On the same scan page	Ely Lloyd Webber, James Joseph Wilkie, John Borgia Wilson
Same club	Debating Club: 5 other classmates
Same club	Register: 5 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 92 of 100 classmates with a plan (92%)
Same first name	John: 6 other people in the class
The book's own title	Latin School Register

What John did at school

Debating Club 32
Debating Team 32
Debating 32
President Debating Club, 1926-27 32
Register 31
Class Prophet, 1927
Play Program Committee
Captain, 7th Company, 5th Regiment
Year Book Committee

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

He from whose lips divine persuasion flows.

The class of 1927

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Others named Wright

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Elihu Greenwood School

George Booth OwenBoston Latin School 1928

Also headed for Boston College

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Source

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1927, page 381. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item latinschoolregi1926bost_5).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Digital Commonwealth libraries via the Internet Archive.

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