Silas Wright
| Silas Wright, Jr. | |
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| 14th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846 |
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| Lieutenant | Addison Gardiner |
| Preceded by | William C. Bouck |
| Succeeded by | John Young |
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office January 4, 1833 – November 26, 1844 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Marcy |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Foster |
| 8th New York State Comptroller | |
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In office January 21, 1829 – January 7, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Marcy |
| Succeeded by | Azariah C. Flagg |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district |
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In office March 4, 1827 – February 16, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Hugunin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | George Fisher |
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May 24, 1795 Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 27, 1847 (aged 52) Canton, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Clarissa Moody (1833–1847) |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Silas Wright, Jr. (May 24, 1795 – August 27, 1847) was an American Democratic politician, a member of the Albany Regency.
Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont, in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1819. Wright commenced practice in Canton, New York. He served as surrogate of St. Lawrence County 1821-1824 and then as a member of the New York State Senate from 1824 to 1827. Wright was appointed brigadier general of the state militia in 1827.
In 1826, he was elected to the Twentieth Congress and served from March 4, 1827, to February 16, 1829, when he resigned. In Congress, he supported the protective tariff of 1828, although subsequently he became an advocate of a tariff for revenue only. He also voted for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the expediency of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia. He successfully contested the election of George Fisher to the Twenty-first Congress, but declined to qualify. Wright served as Comptroller of the State of New York from 1829 to 1833, in which post he became a prominent follower of Martin Van Buren and a member of the Albany Regency that ran the state for the Democratic Party in this period. Wright was elected to the United States Senate in 1833 as a Democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William L. Marcy. He was reelected in 1837 and served from January 4, 1833, to November 26, 1844.
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