Brooklyn Democratic Club Silas Wright centennial dinner records
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The Brooklyn Democratic Club Silas Wright centennial dinner records include an announcement, programs, clippings, letters, and a ribbon regarding the club's dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Silas Wright in 1895.
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The Brooklyn Democratic Club was located at 201 Montague Street. Officers of the Club were Harrington Putnam, President; Alexander Orr and others, Vice-Presidents; Sidney V. Lowell, Chairman of the Governing Committee; Frances Gottsberger, Treasurer; and Charles A. Kelly, Corresponding Secretary.
Biographical note
Silas Wright was born on May 24, 1795. He graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1816. In 1824, he was elected as a New York State Senator. In 1826, he was elected to the U.S. House. From 1829-1833, he served as New York State Comptroller. From 1833-1844, he served as a United States Senator. In 1845, he took office as Governor of New York, but lost his reelection bid in 1846. He passed away on August 26, 1847.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Democratic Club Silas Wright centennial dinner records, 1978.145, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. The records were formally accessioned in 1978.
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This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024. At that time, the newspaper clippings were photocopied and the originals discarded.
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