Lorin Wright (1862-1939) Brother of Wilber and Orville. While not a frequent participant in the research of his brothers that produced the first successful airplane, Lorin assisted them when needed. He helped manage his brothers’ financial affairs in Dayton while they were away from home, and he delivered news of their first powered flight in December of 1903 to the Dayton Journal. Check written, payable to himself, and signed, “Wright Brothers,” The Winters National Bank, November 25, 1911. He has also endorsed the check. A cancellation hole in the lower center is through the “gh.”