Milton Wright
Family Member
Bishop and the father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the two brothers who were credited with pioneering modern aviation.
He attended Hartsville College in 1854.
He was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
He married Susan Catherine Koerner in 1859. The couple had seven children: Katharine Wright, Reuchlin Wright, Lorin Wright, Ida Wright, Orville Wright, Otis Wright, and Wilbur Wright.
He is the father of aviation pioneer Orville Wright.