Wright, Arthur Garfield
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-00751
- Given Name
- Arthur Garfield
- Family Name
- Wright
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Year
- 1897
- Death Year
- 1961
- Description
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Arthur Garfield Wright was born circa 1897. His main profession was an undertaker and embalmer, and he owned one of the largest funeral homes in Detroit, located at 505 E Hancock. In the 1920s, he also advertised other business ventures, including a real estate firm and a barbershop.
He became a Baptist preacher. He died tragically from injuries sustained at a riot at a church convention in Kansas City in 1961. - Activity
- funeral services
- Location
- 1415 St Aubin Ave
- Affiliation
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This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
A. G. Wright Funeral Home
Role: Owner and/or OperatorA. G. Wright Real Estate Broker
Role: Owner and/or OperatorA. G. Wright (barber shop)
Role: Owner and/or Operator - Book Pages
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This person, their family, or their business appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): 105, 222.
- References
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"Pastor Dies of Injury in Rioting," Detroit Free Press, September 8, 1961, 20.
- Documentation
- 1924 Colored Detroit, 14 (A. G. Wright Undertaker and Real Estate Broker)
- 1924 Colored Detroit, 14 (A. G. Wright undertaker and embalmer)
- 1924 Colored Detroit, 14 (A. G. Wright Real Estate Broker)
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 26 (Wright, A. G. (funeral home))
- 1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 7 (Wright, A. G. (barbershop))
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1933-12-23 Detroit Tribune, 5 (A. G. Wright Funeral Home)
- 1935 BTWTA Directory, 14, 31 (A. G. Wright Funeral Mansion)
- 1943-12-25 Michigan Chronicle, 4 (A.G. Wright Funeral Home)
- 1944-06-24 Michigan Chronicle, 13 (A. G. Wright Funeral Home)
- 1944-12-16 Michigan Chronicle, 19 (A. G. Wright Funeral Home)
- Title
- Wright, Arthur Garfield