Wright, Silas, 1760-1843

found: NUCMC data from Sheldon Museum Research Center for Silas Wright, Sr., letters, 1810-1843(Silas Wright, Sr., 1760-1843; moved from Amherst, Mass., to Weybridge, Vt., 1797 and farmed there for the rest of his life; took an interest in politics and public affairs and served in Vt. Legislature, 1801-1804; commanded a company of Vermont Militia in the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814; father of Silas Wright, Jr., U.S. Senator and Governor of N.Y.; wife: Eleanor (Goodale) Wright)