years on a farm; settled in Boston, as a merchant, in 1822; was connected with the Boston Courier for two years, from 1837, after which he settled in Nantucket, in the whaling business; went to California in 1849; and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, during the years 1850 and

1851.

WRIGHT, HENDRICK B.

He was a native of Pennsylvania, and a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1853 to 1855.

WRIGHT, JOHN C.

He was a Representative in Congress, from Ohio, from 1823 to 1829.

WRIGHT, JOHN W.

Born in McNairy County, Tennessee, June 28, 1828; is a lawyer by profession; was elected a Representative to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses, from his native State; and is a member of the Committees on Revolutionary Pensions and Expenditures in the War Department

WRIGHT, JOSEPH A.

He was born in Pennsylvania, and, having settled in Indiana, was elected a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1845; and in 1857 he was appointed, by President Buchanan, Minister to Prussia.

WRIGHT, ROBERT.

He was a Senator in Congress, from Maryland, from 1801 to 1806; at one time member of the State Executive Council; was Governor of Maryland, from 1806 to 1809; a Representative in Congress, from Maryland, from 1810 to 1817; reelected for the term from 1821 to 1823; and died September 7, 1826.

WRIGHT, SAMUEL G.

Born in 1787, and at the time of his death, was a member elect of Congress, from New Jersey. Died near Allentown, New Jersey, July 30, 1845.

WRIGHT, SILAS.

Was born at Amherst, Massachusetts, May 24, 1795. He worked upon his father's farm, in Vermont, in the summer, and attended school in the winter. He

He

prepared for and entered college in August, 1811, and graduated at Middlebury College in 1815. read law in Washington County, New York, teaching school one or two winters to aid in defraying his own expenses. In 1819 he settled, in the practice of the law, at Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, where he continued his residence until his death. He was soon made a magistrate and postmaster of his town, and surrogate of his county. He early raised a uniformed militia rifle company, of which he was unanimously chosen captain, from which position he rose to be colonel

of a rifle regiment, and became a brigadier-general of infantry, in 1827. He was elected to the State Senate in November, 1823, and served until March 4, 1827, when he resigned that office, having been elected to Congress in November, 1826. He took his seat in Congress in December, 1827. He was reelected in November, 1828. Having been elected State Comptroller, January 27, 1829, he resigned his seat in Congress, before serving out this term. While in Congress, he served as a member of the Committee on Manufactures, and took an active part in the tariff investigations and discussions of 1828. He served as Comptroller from the time of his election until he was chosen United States Senator, in the early part of January, 1833, when he immediately took his seat in that body. He was re-elected in February, 1837, and again in February, 1843, and continued to serve until December, 1844, when he resigned. In November, 1844, he was elected Governor of New York, and entered upon his duties January 1, 1845. In 1846 he retired to private life, devoting himself to the cultivation of his farm, and enjoying the society of his early friends and neighbors. On August 27, 1847, he died suddenly, at his residence in Canton. While in the United States Senate, he served most of his time on the Committee of Finance, and introduced the first Sub-Treasury bill, which became a law. President Tyler offered him

a seat upon the bench of the Supreme Court, which he declined. By other Presidents he was offered seats in their cabinets and missions abroad, all of which he refused. His last labor for the public was the preparation of an address for the State Agricultural Society, which having been finished, was read to that body, a short time after his death, by his friend General Dix. He appeared twice in the Supreme Court of the United States to argue cases of high importance, and established in that tribunal a high reputation as a lawyer.

WRIGHT, WILLIAM.

He was born in New York, and having removed to New Jersey, was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1843 to 1847; and in 1853 was elected a Senator in Congress for the term ending in 1859. He is Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, and of that on the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.

WURTZ, JOHN.

He graduated at Princeton College in 1813, and was a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1825 to 1827.

WYNKOOP, HENRY.

He was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, from 1779 to 1783, and a Representative in Congress, from Pennsylvania, from 1789 to 1791.

sions. He was four years States Attorney for Orleans County, and Judge of Probate in 1830. In 1836 he was chosen State Senator, and was twice re-elected. He was a Representative in Congress, from Vermont, from 1841 to 1843, and declined a re-election. In 1847 he removed to St. Albans, and was for several years Judge of Franklin County Court. He subsequently devoted himself to literary and scientific pursuits, and being a learned geologist and mineralogist, was appointed, in 1856, State Naturalist. He died at St. Albans, June 1, 1857. He was highly 17 popular, possessed great talents,

and his scientific books and tracts indicate that he was a great mathematician and a profound reasoner.

YOUNG, BRYAN R.

He was born in Kentucky, and was a Representative in Congress, from that State, from 1845 to 1847.

YOUNG, EBENEZER. Born in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1784, and graduated at Yale College in 1806. In 1823 he was elected to the State Senate, and twice re-elected; he was also two years Speaker of the House, and was a Representative in Congress, from 1829 to 1835. He died at West Killingly, August 18, 1851.

YOUNG, JOHN.

He was born in Vermont in 1802; when quite a boy he re

moved with his father to Livingston County, New York, and received a common school education at Conesus; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1829; was in the State Legislature in 1831, 1844, and 1845; was a Representative in Congress, from New York, from 1841 to 1843; Governor of the State, from 1847 to 1849; and Assistant Treasurer of the United States, in New York City, at the time of his death, which occurred April 23, 1852.