Silas Wright

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Silas Wright was a prominent 19th-century American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator and Governor of New York and became a leading figure in the party’s anti-slavery, reformist wing.

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instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
human
buriedIn Canton, New York
closeAllyOf Martin Van Buren
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1795-05-24
dateOfDeath 1847-08-27
educatedAt Middlebury College
endTime 1846-12-31
familyName Wright
givenName Silas
ideology Jacksonian democracy
linked to: Jacksonian era

hard money Democrat
knownFor influence in New York state politics in the 1830s and 1840s
leadership in the Barnburner wing of the New York Democratic Party
opposition to the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States
support for hard-money financial policies
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryRank brigadier general (New York Militia)
movement Barnburner faction of the New York Democratic Party
nativeLanguage English
notableWork advocacy for independent treasury system
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Vice President of the United States
partOf United States Congress in the Jacksonian era
placeOfBirth Amherst, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath Canton, New York
positionHeld Governor of New York
Member of the New York State Senate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
New York State Comptroller
Surrogate of St. Lawrence County, New York
United States Senator
practicedLawIn Canton, New York
religion Protestantism
represented New York
representedIn United States Senate
residence Canton, New York
servedAlongside William L. Marcy
servedIn New York Militia
linked to: New York militia
sexOrGender male
startTime 1845-01-01
termEndAsGovernorOfNewYork 1846-12-31
termEndAsUSSenator 1844-11-26
termStartAsGovernorOfNewYork 1845-01-01
termStartAsUSSenator 1833-03-04
wasAdmittedToTheBarIn 1819

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Barnburner Democrats notableMember Silas Wright
Wright County isNamedAfter Silas Wright
Barnburners hasNotableMember Silas Wright
Wright County, Iowa namedAfter Silas Wright
Wright County, Minnesota namedAfter Silas Wright
Wright County, Missouri namedAfter Silas Wright
Albany Regency hasKeyMember Silas Wright