Wright, Silas, 1795-1847
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Wright, Silas, Jr., 1795-1847.
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Son of Silas and Eleanor Goodale Wright. Silas practiced law in Canton, N.Y.; married Clarissa Moody, 1833; was a politician, holding offices of County Surrogate, state senator, U.S. Congressman and Senator, 1833-1844, and Governor of New York 1844-1846.
Statesman, governor of New York State.
U.S. senator and representative from and governor of New York, lawyer, and army officer.
Silas Wright, Jr. was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on May 24, 1975. After moving to Washington County, New York in 1816, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in January 1819. He practiced law in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, and was a county surrogate, 1821-1824. He was in the state Senate from 1824-1827. In 1827 he was appointed brigadier general of the state militia and in the same year was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives. He resigned in 1829 and was appointed comptroller of New York State, serving in that position until 1833. In 1832 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Baltimore which nominated Andrew Jackson for President and Martin Van Buren for Vice President.
Wright was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William L. Marcy. He retained his seat until 1844 when he resigned to become Governor of New York. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1846. He died in Canton, New York on August 27, 1847.
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