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	Silas Wright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		Wright was offered the Democratic vice presidential nomination chairman in 1844, as a sop to followers of Van Buren, who had been disappointed in his hopes for renomination, but declined instead running for the position of Governor of New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silas_Wright (344 words)

	Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters (W) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wright decided that to recover her health she would need to travel to a different climate.
		As Wright composed a sort of manifesto to be presented to the newpaper of another communal venture in the American west, (Robert Owen's New Harmony), Mrs.
		Wright subsequently became co-editor of the New Harmony Gazette, which was renamed the Free Enquirer.
	www.earlyrepublic.net /BIOG-W.htm (5410 words)

	Wright Brothers Collection
		WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT Wilbur Wright was born April 16, 1867, on a farm not far from New Castle, Indiana, Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 19, 1871.
		Wright State University's collection includes over 200 technical books, journals, and pamphlets accumulated by the Wright Brothers, over 500 items related to their research, business, and legal endeavors, more than 1,000 genealogical items gathered by Bishop Milton Wright and Orville Wright, nearly 3,600 photographs, and over 700 items representing awards and other memorabilia-approximately 6,000 items.
		Wilbur Wright was in Kitty Hawk from September 13 to October 23, and Orville from September 28 to October 23.
	www.libraries.wright.edu /staff/dunbar/arch/ms1.old.htm (16070 words)

	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1789-1873 : a machine readable transcription.
		Wright presented the petition of the widow of Joshua Conkey, deceased, a drummer in the army of the Revolution, praying a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.
		Wright presented the petition of citizens of Seneca county, New York, praying a repeal of the bankrupt act; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		Wright presented the memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Appalachicola, in the Territory of Florida, praying an appropriation for establishing lights on Capes St. George, and St. Blas, and the erection of a marine hospital at that port; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ll/llsj/034/llsj034.sgm (14587 words)

	Wright Surname Listing
		Wright, Hannah - dau of Lt Abel Wright
		Wright is one of the conservative men of his town, serving as collector of the town and has ever been recognized as a man of sterling integrity, whose life has proven his word as good as his bond.
		Wright is one of the progressive business men of his town, taking an intelligent interest in educational and religious institutions and has ever advanced the best interest of his town and town's people.
	footprints.org /9-000001.htm (5158 words)

	WRIGHT, Silas, Jr. (1795-1847) Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A Life of Silas Wright, 1795-1847: United States Senator from New York 1833-1844, Governor of the State of New York 1844-1846.
		Kennedy, Mary C. “Silas Wright and New York Politics, 1795-1847.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago, 1950.
		Canton, NY: St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright Museum, 1994.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=W000770 (63 words)

	Silas Wright -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wright was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Amherst, Massachusetts) Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Wyebridge, Vermont, in 1796.
		Wright commenced practice in (Click link for more info and facts about Canton, New York) Canton, New York.
		Wright was elected to the (The upper house of the United States Congress) United States Senate in 1833 as a Democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of (Click link for more info and facts about William L. Marcy) William L. Marcy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/silas_wright.htm (433 words)

	William Wright, 1707-1776, of Augusta Co
		This William Wright was dead in 1755 and therefore could not be the William Wright who made his will in 1775 and bought land in 1748.
		The defendants John Milton Wright, Alexander Newton Wright, Sally Lucinda, wife of Daniel Buntain and James Wasahington Wright, an idiot, are all children and heirs of William, dec'd.
		Wright was one of the signers, 14 Aug 1741.
	www.hal-pc.org /~wmewrght/wmwright.html (4823 words)

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		WRIGHT AGAIN I had a chill that night and in the weeks that followed I was nearly burned up with lung fever.
		Wright came along and found me sitting in deep dejection on a bed of vivid, green moss by an old stump at the trail-side.
		Wright to Azariah Flagg of Albany, written when the former was asked to accept the place: "I am too young and too poor for such an elevation.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/4/1/5/14150/14150-8.txt (24710 words)

	family tree of Sarah Adelia Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		PHINEAS4 WRIGHT (PHOEBE3 WHITLEY, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 25 October 1811 in, Leeds, Ontario, Canada1, and died 20 March 1874 in Coral City, Trempeleau, Wisconsin1.
		Phinehas Wright, one of the old settlers of this region died at Coral City, Trempeleau county, March 20, at the age of 62 years,leaving 7 or 8 children.
		BENJAMIN GUYAL4 WRIGHT (PHOEBE3 WHITLEY, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 06 March 1809 in Johnstown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, and died 25 July 1900 in Wrightsville, Jackson, Wisconsin.
	members.aol.com /Lynnash911/wrightfmtree.html (739 words)

	Sir Henry Wright
		Sarah Wright (-) 18-Cyrus Wright (-) 18-Allen Wright (-) 18-Celia Wright (-) sp: Denny Parker (-) sp: Anna Ruby McGlothan (1838-1921) 18-Martha Wright (-) sp: Mr.
		Wright (abt 1834-) 17-Simeon Wright (abt 1837-) 16-Isom Wright (10 Jun 1797-9 Sep 1870) sp: Lane Parrish (23 Oct 1799-5 Jan 1882) sp: Kara Kittrell (abt 1778-) 16-Miles Wright (-) 16-Hugh Wright (-) 16-Clayton Wright (14 Jun 1808-) 16-Ruth Wright (1 Mar 1810-1911) sp: Jesse Gallimore (-1877) 17-J. Gallimore (-) sp: Mr.
		Wright (19 Jan 1872-) sp: Isabel Cheshier (-) 17-Salina Wright (1837-) 17-Vincent Wright Dr. (-) sp: Rand Taylor (-) 18-Americus Wright (-) 17-Morgan Wright (1840-) 17-Edward Wilson Wright (20 Jul 1841-14 Dec 1926) sp: Loretta Keefer (8 Aug 1850-17 Mar 1936) 18-Flora Wright (-) sp: Mr.
	footprints.org /9-100122.htm (622 words)

	Religious Cocieties and Schools in Canton, NY
		In 1826 a site for a church was deeded to the society by Silas Wright and Joseph Barnes, and the building was begun in 1828 and not completed until 1831.
		These provisions Were carried out, and on tile 9th of April, 1837, an act was passed authorizing a tax of $500 annually for three years on the taxable property of the town, to be invested in a manner similar to the foregoing, provided an equal sum was raised by subscription.
		An act of incorporation was passed April 24, 1837, appointing Silas Wright, jr., Minot Jenison, Thomas N. Conkey, Chauncey Foote, Thomas D. Olin, Richard N. Harrison, Daniel Mack, Joseph Ames 2d, Simeon D. Moody.
	history.rays-place.com /ny/canton-3-ny.htm (1979 words)

	Wright, Silas Forge article = silaswr.htm
		Silas Wright was governor of New York State from 1845 to 1856; in addition he held several state offices and was a U.S. Congressman and Senator.
		The family was a close knit one; Silas Wright's brother Pliney was in latter years to marry Ann (CHAPPEL) BIGELOW.
		In the letter are references to Pliney WRIGHT and their sister Lucretia, known as "Creecy".
	bigelowsociety.com /rod/silaswr.htm (717 words)

	Silas - Signaller Silas - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		WRIGHT, Silas, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Amherst, Mass., May 24, 1795; moved with his father to Wyebridge, Vt., in 1796;
		The Rise of Silas Lapham, by WD Howells, 1885.
		Silas or Silvanus (flourished 1st century) was an early Christian who was a companion of 5:12, Silas was the bearer of the First Epistle of Peter too.
	www.joinall.com /ja/silas.html (197 words)

	richard wright biography
		Wright, a schoolteacher, and the grandson of slaves.
		Wright entered school in the fall of 1918, but was forced to leave afer a few months because his mother's poor health forces him to earn money to support the family.
		Wright himself played Bigger in a motion-picture version of Native Son made in Argentina in 1951.
	www.math.buffalo.edu /~sww/wright/wright_bio.html (1620 words)

	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1789-1873 : a machine readable transcription.
		Williams presented the petition of Silas Howell, a soldier of the revolution, praying to be restored to the pension roll; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.
		Williams presented the petition of William Oliver, a soldier in the war of the revolution, praying to be restored to the pension roll; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions.
		Hubbard presented documents relating to the claim of the executor of John J. Bulow, jr., to be indemnified for the loss of property destroyed by the hostile Seminole Indians; which were referred to the Committee of Claims.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ll/llsj/029/llsj029.sgm (14748 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wright, S to T
		Wright, Sadie — of Miami, Gila County, Ariz. Democrat.
		Silas Wright Cemetery, Canton, N.Y. Wright counties in
		Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/wright8.html (460 words)

	HISTORY OF WRIGHT TOWNSHIP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wright Township is a real jewel in the county of Hillsdale, known in the United States survey as Township 8 south, of range 1 west.
		An early settler of Wright Township was William Brewster, a descendent of Elder William Brewster, a well-known member of the band of pilgrims on the “Mayflower”.
		Wright was late in getting settled as compared to other sections of Hillsdale County because this town area was, in large part, purchased by speculators who held the land for many years before they sold it to settlers.
	www.waldronmi.com /history/historyofwrighttownship.htm (5183 words)

	PlanetMurphy.Org:
		The following are the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of Silas Morphew and Elizabeth England (more concise dates are needed and inaccuracies need to be identified.) As the genealogical framework of names, dates, locations, and census records develops, hopefully their stories will come forth. These Morphews move frequently, which makes tracing them more difficult.
		Silas Morphew was born 18 April 1827 at Nauvoo, Walker Co, Alabama to 30 March 1906 Arkansas and buried at Hall Cemetery, Langley, Arkansas.
		Children #viii and #ix probably belong to Silas and Sophronie Ann Rockmore, but without better information, the mother of #vi and #vii is in question.
	www.planetmurphy.org /pagebuild.php?pagebody1=MorphewSi3.htm (5852 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Light in the Clearing, by Irving Bacheller
		THOMAS R. From the memoirs of one who knew Governor Wright and lived through many of the adventures herein described and whose life ended full of honors early in the present century.
		Wright of being a spoilsman, the only warrant for which claim would seem to be his remark in a letter: "When our enemies accuse us of feeding our friends instead of them never let them lie in telling the story."
		Wright, I said something—I do not remember what, save that it related to the weather—in a loud voice by way of warning.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/4/1/5/14150/14150-h/14150-h.htm (22991 words)

	Canton NY Chamber of Commerce - Local Attractions
		The Canton Sportsmen's Club sponsors horseshoe tournaments, softball tournaments, the gas and steam engine show and events associated with hunting, fishing and snowmobiling.
		Lawrence County Historical Association is based in the historic Canton home of Governor Silas Wright Jr.
		The nationally accredited Silas Wright House includes five period rooms with furnishings from the 1830's-1870's, a Main Gallery with changing exhibits on local history, and a Children's Attic with hands-on history for kids.
	www.cantonnychamber.org /hattractions.html (589 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Wright County, Minn.
		Capital Impact: Wright County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
		Fedstats/Mapstats: Wright County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
		The site opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 10, 2005.
	www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/MN/WR.html (518 words)

	The Levi Woodbury Family Papers (Library of Congress)
		Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings of the Levi Woodbury family in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
		Pearce, Robert Rantoul, William C. Rives, Richard Rush, Martin Van Buren, Nathaniel West, Campbell B. White, and Silas Wright, Jr.
		Woodbury's national government service is also documented in memoranda, notes, reports, and speeches in the Speeches and Writings file; diary entries relating to his years as secretary of the navy, in the Journals and Diaries file; and in clippings and scrapbooks of clippings in the Miscellany.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/woodbury.html (2649 words)

	Franklin Pierce
		At the same session he made a strong speech against the removal of government officials for their political opinions, in violation of the pledges to the contrary which the Whig leaders had given to the country in the canvass of 1840.
		During the five years that he remained in the senate it numbered among its members Benton, Buchanan, Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Woodbury, and Silas Wright, an array of veteran statesmen and intellectual giants who had long been party leaders, and who occupied the whole field of debate.
		Among such men the young, modest, and comparatively obscure member from New Hampshire could not, with what his biographer calls " his exquisite sense of propriety," force himself into a conspicuous position.
	www.franklinpierce.org (6356 words)

	U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information > New York
		Francis Kernan (D) Thomas C. Platt (R) Warner Miller (R) Frank Hiscock (R) Edward Murphy, Jr.
		Rufus King (PRO-ADMIN,F) John Laurance (F) John Armstrong, Jr.
		(R) De Witt Clinton (R) John Armstrong, Jr.
	www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/new_york.htm (453 words)

	The Light in the Clearing - by Irving Bacheller [Authorama]
		From the memoirs of one who knew Governor Wright and lived through many of the adventures herein described and whose life ended full of honors early in the present century.
		Benton of Missouri, has this to say of Silas Wright in his Thirty Years’ View:
		This is his first peril an’ he has met his first great man an’ I can see that Sile Wright is kind o’ fond o’ him.”
	www.authorama.com /book/light-in-the-clearing.html (22365 words)

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