Educator, authority on constitutional law. He was the fifth president of Smith College (1949-1959), faculty member of University of Texas (1922-1926, 1960-1975) and Harvard University (1928-1949). He was chairman of Harvard government department (1942-1946) and committee on general education (1946-1949)He was a member of Harvard committee that prepared report “General Education In A Free Society” (1945). Also author of “The Growth of American Constitutional Law” (1942), and other books.  Family links:  Parents:  Benjamin Fletcher Wright (1868 – 1943)  Mary Jane Blandford Wright (1873 – 1926)