Isaac Wright (1760–1832)[1] was an American Quaker investor who established the first scheduled trans-Atlantic shipping service between New York and England, and was a president of City National Bank from 1827 to 1832.
Wright was born in East Norwich, Long Island on March 2, 1760, to John Wright, a blacksmith, and Phoebe Seaman (7 March 1733/34 – April 18, 1828), the daughter of Thomas Seaman.
The advent of the regular schedule contributed heavily to New York becoming the dominant port in the United States.
[4] Wright speculated on cotton and ended up losing the company to Jeremiah Thompson.
Other Quaker merchants at the bank were William W. Fox, who would later become president of New York Gas Light Company, and Black Ball founder Benjamin Marshall.