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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 .
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Silas Wright Jr. (* 24. Mai 1795 in Amherst, Massachusetts; † 27. August 1847 in Canton, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1845 bis 1847 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New York. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat in beiden Kammern des Kongresses .
Silas Wright was the sixteenth governor of New York from 1845 to 1847, and a U.S. senator from 1833 to 1844. He helped establish the University of Buffalo, draft a new state constitution, and restructure the school system.
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. Quick Facts 14th Governor of New York, Lieutenant ... Close.
Learn about Silas Wright, a lawyer, politician, and governor of New York from 1845 to 1846. He was a Democrat, a supporter of Martin Van Buren, and a vetoer of canal funds and anti-rent rioters.
Silas Wright, 1795–1847, American political leader, b. Amherst, Mass. He was admitted (1819) to the bar and began practicing law at Canton, N.Y. Becoming involved in state politics, in the 1820s he opposed the faction headed by De Witt Clinton and became one of the leaders of the Albany Regency.
Silas Wright's grave. An iron marker nearby told of his ser vice to the state and nation. I discovered shortly thereafter that I was liying in his farm house. About the same time I learned, too, of the house he built (on Main Street in the village) which to this day is called "Silas Wright's home," altered somewhat in 1894 but still retaining ...
