Jim Wright Autographs
James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wright won election to the Texas House of Representatives after serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He won election to Congress in 1954, representing a district that included his home town of Fort Worth. Like most Texas Democrats, Wright distinguished himself from many of his fellow Southern congressmen in his refusal to sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto. He voted for the Civil Rights Acts of 1960 and 1968, the final version of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the initial House amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He also became a senior member of the House Public Works Committee.
In 1976, Wright narrowly won election to the position of House Majority Leader. Wright voted in favor of the bill establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday in August 1983. He became Speaker of the House after Tip O'Neill retired in 1987. In March 1988, Wright led the House Democratic Caucus as Speaker to override President Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Wright resigned from Congress in June 1989 amid a House Ethics Committee investigation into compensation that he and his wife had received. After leaving Congress, Wright became a professor at Texas Christian University. He died in Fort Worth in 2015.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Wright
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Wright (One Dollar Bill Signed by James W. Baker III to Speaker of The House Jim Wright) was sold in November 2020 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Jim Wright - 1982 Topps - Autographed SIGNED - Kansas City Royals) found a new owner for $0.50 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2014 with an average selling price of $18.49 for an autographed item of Jim Wright. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2020 with $262.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Jim Wright is worth $11.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Wright were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jim Wright 48th speaker of the house signed b/w photo 1988 | $9.99 |  |
| Jim Wright 48th speaker of the house signed b/w photo 1988 | $9.99 | |
| Jim Wright Signed Matted with photo COA 1/18 Speaker of the House Texas | $20.00 | |
| Jim Wright Signed Matted with photo COA 1/18 Speaker of the House Texas | $20.00 | |
| Jim Wright Signed Matted with photo COA S21 Handrawn Speaker of the House | $30.00 | |
| Jim Wright Signed Matted with photo COA S21 Handrawn Speaker of the House | $30.00 | |
| Jim Wright Signed U.S. House of Rep 1976 Contribtion Letter to Dick Royce *CF275 | $25.25 | |
| Jim Wright Signed U.S. House of Rep 1976 Contribtion Letter to Dick Royce *CF275 | $25.25 | |
| Speaker of the House Jim Wright Signed Photo | $19.00 | |
| Speaker of the House Jim Wright Signed Photo | $19.00 | |
| Texas Representative JIM WRIGHT Signed Photo & Letter | $25.00 | |
| Texas Representative JIM WRIGHT Signed Photo & Letter | $25.00 | |
| U.S. Speaker of The House Jim Wright Autographed Photo | $14.95 | |
| US HOUSE SPEAKER JIM WRIGHT - SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER | $7.49 | |
| US HOUSE SPEAKER JIM WRIGHT - SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER | $7.49 | |
