History of St. Lawrence County, New York
Published by L.H. Everts & Co.
714-16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, 1878
Page 229
Pliny Wright
Mr. Wright was born inWeybridge, Addison Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1805, and is still on the stage of active life and though somewhat enfeebled in bodily health, is in the fall possession of vigorous mental powers, and interested in the scenes passing around him and events transpiring within his kin. His parents, Silas and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright, were natives of Amherst, Mass., where their family of seven children were mostly born. A brother Daniel L. Wright, now occupies the old Vermont homestead where he was born, seventy-nine years ago, and has had no other residence during the entire period. Himself and Pliny Wright are the only survivors of the family, which consisted of four sons and three daughters.
Pliny Wright was educated at Middlebury college, Vermont, for the profession of the law, and on graduating therefrom, in 1827, entered the law office of his brother, Silas Wright, Jr., and Silas Baldwin, Jr., in Canton, and began the reading necessary to fit him for practice. Here he remained for about two years, and then entered the office of Colonel McKown, of Albany, where he continued his studies for about another year, when, his health failing, he relinquished his studies and returned to Canton, and since then has given his attention to other business, principally that of farming.
In politics, Mr. Wright shared the sentiments of his distinguished brother, Governor Wright, and was, and is yet, a great admirer of the stern integrity of General Jackson, "Old Hickory". During the excitement of the political campaign of 1836, Mr. Wright penned a letter to his brother, Silas Wright, then in Washington, in which he alluded to the attempted assassination of President Jackson, which allusion, and expressions of friendship for the president accompanying it, were conveyed to the dignitary and elicited the following reply from Mr. Wright to his brother Pliny, under date of April 9, 1836; ' I showed the president the paragraph of your letter as requested. The good old man read it, and his eyes literally filled with tears, as he replied, Mr. Wright give my best respects to your brother and assure him that wishes such as he has expresses are the richest reward I expect or desire for the perils, hardships and fatigues of my public life no man was ever more anxious to return to his home than I am to see the 4th of March , 1837, when I May retire to the hermitage and rest in domestic quiet; and if the blessings your brother invokes so kindly, the smiles of a merciful providence, and the good wishes of friends can follow and abide with me, then I shall meet the close of my life, which must soon come, happy and contented. Tell your brother these are the feelings of my heart, and that I shall never cease to return his good wishes by prayers for blessings upon him and his friends.'
On the formation of the Republican Party, Mr. Wright connected himself with that organization, and still adheres to it.
Mr. Wright, having for sixty-six years battled the storms of life and basked in its sunshine alone, residing among his relatives, concluded to take to himself a wife and get a home of his own; and though late in life to launch upon an untried sea, on December 13, 1871, he was United in marriage to an estimable lady, Mrs. Ann Bigelow. He at once purchased the interest of the heirs of Hon. Silas Wright's estate in the old homestead of the latter in Canton, and in the spring following his marriage moved into it, and still occupies the same.We present to our readers of sketch of his home of Mr. Wright, and portraits of himself and wife, on another page of our work.
Published by L.H. Everts & Co.
714-16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, 1878
Page 229
Pliny Wright
Mr. Wright was born inWeybridge, Addison Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1805, and is still on the stage of active life and though somewhat enfeebled in bodily health, is in the fall possession of vigorous mental powers, and interested in the scenes passing around him and events transpiring within his kin. His parents, Silas and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright, were natives of Amherst, Mass., where their family of seven children were mostly born. A brother Daniel L. Wright, now occupies the old Vermont homestead where he was born, seventy-nine years ago, and has had no other residence during the entire period. Himself and Pliny Wright are the only survivors of the family, which consisted of four sons and three daughters.
Pliny Wright was educated at Middlebury college, Vermont, for the profession of the law, and on graduating therefrom, in 1827, entered the law office of his brother, Silas Wright, Jr., and Silas Baldwin, Jr., in Canton, and began the reading necessary to fit him for practice. Here he remained for about two years, and then entered the office of Colonel McKown, of Albany, where he continued his studies for about another year, when, his health failing, he relinquished his studies and returned to Canton, and since then has given his attention to other business, principally that of farming.
In politics, Mr. Wright shared the sentiments of his distinguished brother, Governor Wright, and was, and is yet, a great admirer of the stern integrity of General Jackson, "Old Hickory". During the excitement of the political campaign of 1836, Mr. Wright penned a letter to his brother, Silas Wright, then in Washington, in which he alluded to the attempted assassination of President Jackson, which allusion, and expressions of friendship for the president accompanying it, were conveyed to the dignitary and elicited the following reply from Mr. Wright to his brother Pliny, under date of April 9, 1836; ' I showed the president the paragraph of your letter as requested. The good old man read it, and his eyes literally filled with tears, as he replied, Mr. Wright give my best respects to your brother and assure him that wishes such as he has expresses are the richest reward I expect or desire for the perils, hardships and fatigues of my public life no man was ever more anxious to return to his home than I am to see the 4th of March , 1837, when I May retire to the hermitage and rest in domestic quiet; and if the blessings your brother invokes so kindly, the smiles of a merciful providence, and the good wishes of friends can follow and abide with me, then I shall meet the close of my life, which must soon come, happy and contented. Tell your brother these are the feelings of my heart, and that I shall never cease to return his good wishes by prayers for blessings upon him and his friends.'
On the formation of the Republican Party, Mr. Wright connected himself with that organization, and still adheres to it.
Mr. Wright, having for sixty-six years battled the storms of life and basked in its sunshine alone, residing among his relatives, concluded to take to himself a wife and get a home of his own; and though late in life to launch upon an untried sea, on December 13, 1871, he was United in marriage to an estimable lady, Mrs. Ann Bigelow. He at once purchased the interest of the heirs of Hon. Silas Wright's estate in the old homestead of the latter in Canton, and in the spring following his marriage moved into it, and still occupies the same.We present to our readers of sketch of his home of Mr. Wright, and portraits of himself and wife, on another page of our work.
History of St. Lawrence County, New York
Published by L.H. Everts & Co.
714-16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, 1878
Page 229
Pliny Wright
Mr. Wright was born inWeybridge, Addison Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1805, and is still on the stage of active life and though somewhat enfeebled in bodily health, is in the fall possession of vigorous mental powers, and interested in the scenes passing around him and events transpiring within his kin. His parents, Silas and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright, were natives of Amherst, Mass., where their family of seven children were mostly born. A brother Daniel L. Wright, now occupies the old Vermont homestead where he was born, seventy-nine years ago, and has had no other residence during the entire period. Himself and Pliny Wright are the only survivors of the family, which consisted of four sons and three daughters.
Pliny Wright was educated at Middlebury college, Vermont, for the profession of the law, and on graduating therefrom, in 1827, entered the law office of his brother, Silas Wright, Jr., and Silas Baldwin, Jr., in Canton, and began the reading necessary to fit him for practice. Here he remained for about two years, and then entered the office of Colonel McKown, of Albany, where he continued his studies for about another year, when, his health failing, he relinquished his studies and returned to Canton, and since then has given his attention to other business, principally that of farming.
In politics, Mr. Wright shared the sentiments of his distinguished brother, Governor Wright, and was, and is yet, a great admirer of the stern integrity of General Jackson, "Old Hickory". During the excitement of the political campaign of 1836, Mr. Wright penned a letter to his brother, Silas Wright, then in Washington, in which he alluded to the attempted assassination of President Jackson, which allusion, and expressions of friendship for the president accompanying it, were conveyed to the dignitary and elicited the following reply from Mr. Wright to his brother Pliny, under date of April 9, 1836; ' I showed the president the paragraph of your letter as requested. The good old man read it, and his eyes literally filled with tears, as he replied, Mr. Wright give my best respects to your brother and assure him that wishes such as he has expresses are the richest reward I expect or desire for the perils, hardships and fatigues of my public life no man was ever more anxious to return to his home than I am to see the 4th of March , 1837, when I May retire to the hermitage and rest in domestic quiet; and if the blessings your brother invokes so kindly, the smiles of a merciful providence, and the good wishes of friends can follow and abide with me, then I shall meet the close of my life, which must soon come, happy and contented. Tell your brother these are the feelings of my heart, and that I shall never cease to return his good wishes by prayers for blessings upon him and his friends.'
On the formation of the Republican Party, Mr. Wright connected himself with that organization, and still adheres to it.
Mr. Wright, having for sixty-six years battled the storms of life and basked in its sunshine alone, residing among his relatives, concluded to take to himself a wife and get a home of his own; and though late in life to launch upon an untried sea, on December 13, 1871, he was United in marriage to an estimable lady, Mrs. Ann Bigelow. He at once purchased the interest of the heirs of Hon. Silas Wright's estate in the old homestead of the latter in Canton, and in the spring following his marriage moved into it, and still occupies the same.We present to our readers of sketch of his home of Mr. Wright, and portraits of himself and wife, on another page of our work.
Published by L.H. Everts & Co.
714-16 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, 1878
Page 229
Pliny Wright
Mr. Wright was born inWeybridge, Addison Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1805, and is still on the stage of active life and though somewhat enfeebled in bodily health, is in the fall possession of vigorous mental powers, and interested in the scenes passing around him and events transpiring within his kin. His parents, Silas and Eleanor (Goodale) Wright, were natives of Amherst, Mass., where their family of seven children were mostly born. A brother Daniel L. Wright, now occupies the old Vermont homestead where he was born, seventy-nine years ago, and has had no other residence during the entire period. Himself and Pliny Wright are the only survivors of the family, which consisted of four sons and three daughters.
Pliny Wright was educated at Middlebury college, Vermont, for the profession of the law, and on graduating therefrom, in 1827, entered the law office of his brother, Silas Wright, Jr., and Silas Baldwin, Jr., in Canton, and began the reading necessary to fit him for practice. Here he remained for about two years, and then entered the office of Colonel McKown, of Albany, where he continued his studies for about another year, when, his health failing, he relinquished his studies and returned to Canton, and since then has given his attention to other business, principally that of farming.
In politics, Mr. Wright shared the sentiments of his distinguished brother, Governor Wright, and was, and is yet, a great admirer of the stern integrity of General Jackson, "Old Hickory". During the excitement of the political campaign of 1836, Mr. Wright penned a letter to his brother, Silas Wright, then in Washington, in which he alluded to the attempted assassination of President Jackson, which allusion, and expressions of friendship for the president accompanying it, were conveyed to the dignitary and elicited the following reply from Mr. Wright to his brother Pliny, under date of April 9, 1836; ' I showed the president the paragraph of your letter as requested. The good old man read it, and his eyes literally filled with tears, as he replied, Mr. Wright give my best respects to your brother and assure him that wishes such as he has expresses are the richest reward I expect or desire for the perils, hardships and fatigues of my public life no man was ever more anxious to return to his home than I am to see the 4th of March , 1837, when I May retire to the hermitage and rest in domestic quiet; and if the blessings your brother invokes so kindly, the smiles of a merciful providence, and the good wishes of friends can follow and abide with me, then I shall meet the close of my life, which must soon come, happy and contented. Tell your brother these are the feelings of my heart, and that I shall never cease to return his good wishes by prayers for blessings upon him and his friends.'
On the formation of the Republican Party, Mr. Wright connected himself with that organization, and still adheres to it.
Mr. Wright, having for sixty-six years battled the storms of life and basked in its sunshine alone, residing among his relatives, concluded to take to himself a wife and get a home of his own; and though late in life to launch upon an untried sea, on December 13, 1871, he was United in marriage to an estimable lady, Mrs. Ann Bigelow. He at once purchased the interest of the heirs of Hon. Silas Wright's estate in the old homestead of the latter in Canton, and in the spring following his marriage moved into it, and still occupies the same.We present to our readers of sketch of his home of Mr. Wright, and portraits of himself and wife, on another page of our work.
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d. Oct 17, 1890 in his 85 yr
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