John Wesley Wright (1769-1805)John Wesley Wright was born in Minorca in 1769 and died in the Temple Prison, Paris on 27 Oct 1805 from a cut to his throat. He served in the Royal Navy. Notes: • As Lieutenant of Tigre, 74, he took part in the Siege of Acre (18 Mar–20 May 1799).
• The French authorities claimed that his death was suicide. |