| LC control no. | n 88175901 |
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| Personal name heading | Bryan, John A. (John Alexander), 1794-1864 |
| Special note | Hdg rev per Desc Pol |
| Found in | His Union of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at or near the Isthmus of Panama, 1845: t.p. (John A. Bryan, late charge d'affaires of the United States to Peru) His The Ohio state bulletin, 1839: t.p. (John A. Bryan, editor and proprietor; Columbus, Ohio) Cooley, R.L. Temple of justice; the story of Williams County's courthouses, 1992: p. 28, etc. (John Alexander Bryan; founder of Bryan, Ohio; lawyer and dist. atty., Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., 1818-29; member of N.Y. legislature, 1827; settled in Columbus, Ohio, and began publication of Ohio state bulletin, 1829; govt. official and head of Ohio Democratic Party Central Comm.; state auditor, 1833-39; land speculator, Williams Co., Ohio; asst. postmaster, Washington, D.C., 1842-43, and agent for claims, 1843-44; chargeĢ d'affaires to Peru 1844-45; practiced law in Washington until 1850 when he moved to Wis. as ed. of a Milwaukee newspaper; apptd. register of U.S. land office in Menasha, Wis., 1853-58; organized John A. Bryan Lodge No. 98, Freemasons, in Menasha; b. 4/13/1794, New Marlboro, Mass.; d. Menasha, Wis., 5/24/1864) MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Bryan, John A. (John Alexander), 1794-1864) |
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