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Silas Wright Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician. A member of the Albany Regency, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, New York State Comptroller, United States Senator, and Governor of New York.

Born in Amherst, Massachusetts and raised in Weybridge, Vermont, Wright graduated from Middlebury College in 1815, studied law, attained admission to the bar, and began a practice in Canton, New York. He soon began a career in politics and government, serving as St. Lawrence County's surrogate judge, a member of the New York State Senate, and a brigadier general in the state militia.

Wright became a member of the Albany Regency, the coterie of friends and supporters of Martin Van Buren who led New York's Democratic Party beginning in the 1820s. As his career progressed, he served in the United States House of Representatives (1827–1829), as State Comptroller (1829–1833), and U.S. Senator (1833–1844). In the Senate, Wright became chairman of the Finance Committee, a post he held from 1836 to 1841. In 1844, Van Buren lost the Democratic presidential nomination to James K. Polk; Polk supporters nominated Wright for vice president as a way to attract Van Buren's support to the ticket, but Wright declined. Later that year he was elected governor, and he served one two-year term. Defeated for reelection in 1846, he retired to his home in Canton. He died in Canton in 1847, and was buried at Old Canton Cemetery. Provided by Wikipedia

Silas Wright

Speech of Mr. Wright, on the President's protest : speech of Mr. Wright, in the Senate of the U.S., May 5, 1834, on the resolutions of Mr. Poindexter, with the amendment offered by... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Remarks of Mr. Wright, in the U.S. Senate, on submitting the resolutions of the State of New-York against the restoration of the deposites, and against the recharter of the U.S. Ba... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Remarks of Mr. Wright, in reply to Mr. Webster. by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Albany memorials : Mr. Wright's speech, the memorial from the citizens of Albany, in favor of a recharter of the Bank of the United States, and of the restoration of the public dep... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

In Senate of the United States. February 14, 1842. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom have been referred the petitio...

In Senate of the United States, April 30, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which has been referred, by the h...

In Senate of the United States. July 25, 1842. Ordered to be printed. -- To accompany Bill H.R. 90. Mr. Wright submitted the following report The Committee of Claims, to whom was r...

In Senate of the United States. July 14, 1842. Ordered to be printed. -- To accompany H.R. Bill 92. Mr. Wright submitted the following report The Committee of Claims, to which has...

In Senate of the United States. June 8, 1838. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report The Committee on Finance, to which was referred the re...

In Senate of the United States. May 16, 1838. Read, and ordered to be printed, and that 30,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Mr. Wright submitted the fo...

In Senate of the United States. June 29, 1838. Ordered to be printed, and that 2,000 additional copies be furnished for the use of the Senate. Mr. Wright submitted the following st...

The life of Silas Wright, late governor of the state of New York. With an appendix, containing a selection from his speeches in the Senate of the United States, and his address rea... by Jenkins, John S. (John Stilwell), 1818-1852

In Senate of the United States. December 14, 1837. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright made the following report: (To accompany Senate Bill No. 41.) The Committee on Financ...

In Senate of the United States. January 25, 1838. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred th...

In Senate of the United States. March 25, 1844. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to which has been referred the...

In Senate of the United States. January 26, 1838. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report: (To accompany Senate Bill 176.) The Committee on...

Letter from the Secretary of War, relative to the necessity of making further appropriations to prosecute the war in Florida. September 21, 1837. Submitted by Mr. Wright as explana...

Documents in relation to the Bill (S. 88) " to remit the duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire at the late conflagration in the City of New York." In Senate of the United Sta...

In Senate of the United States. February 14, 1842. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom have been referred the petitio...

In Senate of the United States. February 23, 1841. Submitted, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which has...

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Silas Wright

Speech of Mr. Wright, on the President's protest : speech of Mr. Wright, in the Senate of the U.S., May 5, 1834, on the resolutions of Mr. Poindexter, with the amendment offered by... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Remarks of Mr. Wright, in the U.S. Senate, on submitting the resolutions of the State of New-York against the restoration of the deposites, and against the recharter of the U.S. Ba... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Remarks of Mr. Wright, in reply to Mr. Webster. by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

Albany memorials : Mr. Wright's speech, the memorial from the citizens of Albany, in favor of a recharter of the Bank of the United States, and of the restoration of the public dep... by Wright, Silas, 1795-1847

The life of Silas Wright, late governor of the state of New York. With an appendix, containing a selection from his speeches in the Senate of the United States, and his address rea... by Jenkins, John S. (John Stilwell), 1818-1852

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