John A. Bryan

John A. Bryan
United States Assistant Postmaster General
In office
1843–1843
President John Tyler
Preceded by Philo C. Fuller
Succeeded by J. Washington Tyson
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Cattaraugus County district
In office
1827–1827
Personal details
Born John Alexander Bryan
April 13, 1794
Berkshire County, Massachusetts

John Alexander Bryan (April 13, 1794 in Berkshire County, Massachusetts May 24, 1864 in Menasha, Wisconsin) 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 (Cattaraugus Co.) 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 served as editor of The Daily Milwaukee News.[1] 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.

References

  1. "Death of Judge Bryan". The Daily Milwaukee News. May 31, 1864. p. 4. Retrieved January 24, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ralph Osborn
Auditor of Ohio
1833–1839
Succeeded by
John Brough
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
J. C. Pickett
United States Ambassador to Peru
1845
Succeeded by
Albert G. Jewett
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