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Luke Edward Wright

️Sat Aug 29 1846

43rd United States Secretary of War
Luke Edward Wright

In office July 1, 1908 – March 11, 1909
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	William Howard Taft
Succeeded by	Jacob M. Dickinson
2nd Civil Governor of the Philippines
In office February 1, 1904 – April 1, 1906
Preceded by	William Howard Taft
Succeeded by	Henry Clay Ide
Personal details
Born	August 29, 1846 Giles County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1922 (aged 76) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Katherine Semmes Wright
Alma mater	University of Mississippi
Profession	Politician
Military service
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Luke Edward Wright (August 29, 1846–November 17, 1922) was a United States political figure. He served as Governor-General of the Philippines between 1904 and 1906 and also as Secretary of War from 1908 to 1909.

Biography

Wright was born in Giles County, Tennessee and moved with his family to Memphis in 1850. He attended the public schools, and enlisted at fifteen in the Confederate Army with Company G of the 154th Senior Tennessee Regiment during the American Civil War. In 1863, Wright was cited for bravery under fire in the Battle of Murfreesboro and was promoted to second lieutenant. After the Civil War, Wright entered the University of Mississippi, but did not graduate and only attended from 1867 to 1868. He also married Katherine Semmes in 1868.

After studying law in his father’s office, Wright was admitted to the bar and entered into practice in Memphis. For eight years, he served as Tennessee Attorney General, and was instrumental in establishing a relief committee during an epidemic of yellow fever in 1878. In 1900, Wright was a member of the second Philippine Commission and was appointed vice-governor of the Philippines in 1901. Wright became full Governor-General of the Philippines in 1904 and continued in that office until 1906. From 1906 to 1907, Wright served as United States ambassador to Japan.

From July 1, 1908 to March 1, 1909, Wright served as United States Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt. He stressed actions to eliminate unfit officers and sought to take advantage of aviation technology. He served less than a year before resigning and returned to private life. He died in Memphis in 1922.

Legacy

The "Pool of Pines" or better known as Wright Park in Baguio City, Philippines was named after Governor Luke E. Wright, the architect of this shallow elongated rectangular man-made pool of water. A street in Dumaguete City Negros Oriental is named after him.

References

Bell, William Gardner. "Luke Edward Wright". Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/sw-sa/Wright.htm.

External links

Wright Park, Baguio City Philippines [1]

Political offices
Preceded by William Howard Taft	Civil Governor of the Philippines February 1, 1904–April 1, 1906	Succeeded by Henry Clay Ide
Preceded by William Howard Taft	United States Secretary of War Served under: Theodore Roosevelt 1908–1909	Succeeded by Jacob M. Dickinson

v · d · e United States Secretaries of War and Secretaries of the Army

Secretaries of War	Knox • Pickering • McHenry • Dexter • Dearborn • Eustis • Armstrong • Monroe • W. Crawford • Calhoun • Barbour • P. Porter • Eaton • Cass • Poinsett • Bell • Spencer • J. Porter • Wilkins • Marcy • G. Crawford • Conrad • J. Davis • Floyd • Holt • S. Cameron • Stanton • Schofield • Rawlins • Belknap • A. Taft • J. Cameron • McCrary • Ramsey • Lincoln • Endicott • Proctor • Elkins • Lamont • Alger • Root • W. Taft • Wright • Dickinson • Stimson • Garrison • Baker • Weeks • D. Davis • Good • Hurley • Dern • Woodring • Stimson • Patterson • Royall

Secretaries of the Army	Royall • Gray • Pace • Stevens • Brucker • Stahr • Vance • Ailes • Resor • Froehlke • Callaway • Hoffmann • C. Alexander • Marsh • Stone • West • Caldera • White • Harvey • Geren • McHugh

Assistant Secretaries of War	Scott • Dana • Eckert • Grant • Doe • Meiklejohn • Sanger • Oliver • Breckinridge • Ingraham • Crowell • Williams • Wainwright • D. Davis • MacNider • Hurley • Payne • Woodring • L. Johnson • Patterson • McCloy • Petersen

Under Secretaries of the Army	Draper • Gray • Voorhees • A. Alexander • Bendetsen • E. Johnson • Slezak • Finucane • Milton • Ailes • Ignatius • Resor • McGiffert • Beal • BeLieu • Staudt • Augustine • LaBerge • Ambrose • Stone • Shannon • Reeder • Walker • Rostker • Dahlberg • Brownlee • Geren • Ford • Westphal •

v · d · eAmerican Governors-General of the Philippines

Merritt · Otis · MacArthur · Chaffee · Taft · Wright · Ide · Smith · Forbes · Gilbert · Harrison · Yeater · Wood · Gilmore · Stimson · Gilmore · Davis · Butte · Roosevelt · Murphy

Smallcaps indicate military governors · Italics indicate acting governors

v · d · eCabinet of President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909)

Vice President	None (1901–1905) • Charles W. Fairbanks (1905–1909)

Secretary of State	John M. Hay (1901–1905) • Elihu Root (1905–1909) • Robert Bacon (1909)

Secretary of the Treasury	Lyman J. Gage (1901–1902) • Leslie M. Shaw (1902–1907) • George B. Cortelyou (1907–1909)

Secretary of War	Elihu Root (1901–1904) • William H. Taft (1904–1908) • Luke E. Wright (1908–1909)

Attorney General	Philander C. Knox (1901–1904) • William H. Moody (1904–1906) • Charles J. Bonaparte (1906–1909)

Postmaster General	Charles E. Smith (1901–1902) • Henry C. Payne (1902–1904) • Robert J. Wynne (1904–1905) • George B. Cortelyou (1905–1907) • George von L. Meyer (1907–1909)

Secretary of the Navy	John D. Long (1901–1902) • William H. Moody (1902–1904) • Paul Morton (1904–1905) • Charles J. Bonaparte (1905–1906) • Victor H. Metcalf (1906–1908) • Truman H. Newberry (1908–1909)

Secretary of the Interior	Ethan A. Hitchcock (1901–1907) • James R. Garfield (1907–1909)

Secretary of Agriculture	James Wilson (1901–1909)

Secretary of Commerce and Labor	George B. Cortelyou (1903–1904) • Victor H. Metcalf (1904–1906) • Oscar S. Straus (1906–1909)

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