John A. Bryan
American diplomat and politician
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::summary American diplomat and politician ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox officeholder"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | John A. Bryan |
| office1 | United States Assistant Postmaster General |
| president1 | John Tyler |
| term_start1 | 1843 |
| term_end1 | 1843 |
| predecessor1 | Philo C. Fuller |
| successor1 | J. Washington Tyson |
| district2 | Cattaraugus County |
| state_assembly2 | New York |
| term_start2 | 1827 |
| term_end2 | 1827 |
| office3 | Ohio State Auditor |
| term_start3 | 1833 |
| term_end3 | 1839 |
| governor3 | Robert Lucas |
| preceded3 | Ralph Osborn |
| succeeded3 | John Brough |
| birth_name | John Alexander Bryan |
| birth_date | April 13, 1794 |
| birth_place | Berkshire County, Massachusetts |
| death_date | May 24, 1864 (aged 80) |
| death_place | Menasha, Wisconsin |
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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. 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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- (May 31, 1864). "Death of Judge Bryan". The Daily Milwaukee News.
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