John A. Bryan
Deceased Person
1794 – 1864
Who was John A. Bryan?
John Alexander Bryan was an American diplomat and politician from New York and Ohio.
He removed to Ellicottville, New York, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1827.
Then he removed to Columbus, Ohio, and was Ohio State Auditor from 1833 to 1839. In 1840, Bryan settled at, and co-founded, what would become the city of Bryan, Ohio. He was U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Peru in 1845.
Later he lived in Milwaukee and Menasha, Wisconsin. He was buried in Neenah, Wisconsin.
His son Charles Henry Bryan was a California State Senator, and his son-in-law John B. Weller was a U.S. Senator from California.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1794
- Also known as
- John Bryan
- Children
- Died
- 1864
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on July 23, 2013
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