Wright, Charles E. (Charles Edward Pares), 1906-1999
Biography
Charles Edward Pares Wright was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1906. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1932 and passed the Oregon State Bar in 1933. He was a lawyer in Portland and worked in the regional office of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission in Seattle, Washington, from 1937 to 1943. In 1937, he and Elisabeth Knowlton Strong were married; they later had three children. He later served on the board of the Portland Junior Symphony, was vice president of Catlin Hillside Schools, and was director of the Travelers Aid Society, the Portland Art Association and the Portland City Club. He died in 1999.
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Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright conducted by Karen J. Park from April 29 to July 1, 1993, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Wright was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright
Oral history interview with Charles E. Wright conducted by Elizabeth Beuhler on July 12, 1991, for Whitman College. Wright was a lawyer in Portland, Oregon.
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