Category:Presidents of the United States

William Wright

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William Wright was the eighth President of the United States, succeeding Gabriel Vigil upon his death in 1827 and the being elected in the 1828, 1832 and 1836 United States Presidential Elections. Before he was President, he served as the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania before being nominated and elected as Vice President under Gabriel Vigil in the 1824 United States Presidential Election. President Wright has had the longest tenure in office as President to date, having served for 14 years. His Presidency was highly influential, having supported a national bank policy, investing heavily in infrastructure and internal improvements, passing electoral reform, and abolishing slavery in the United States while avoiding massive civil unrest.