James W. Ryan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office Match 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Charles N. Brumm |
| Succeeded by | George R. Patterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Wilfrid Ryan October 16, 1858 |
| Died | February 26, 1907(1907-02-26) (aged 48) |
| Resting place | Holy Rosary Cemetery in Frackville |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | lawyer |
James Wilfrid Ryan (October 16, 1858 – February 26, 1907) was an American lawyer and politician who served one-term as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1899 to 1901.
James W. Ryan was born inNorwegian Township, Pennsylvania. He moved toMahanoy City, Pennsylvania, with his parents, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the high school ofFrackville, Pennsylvania.
After this he was a school teacher for a short time. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice inPottsville, Pennsylvania.
He was elected district attorney in 1892 and served until January 1896.
Ryan was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-sixth Congress.
After his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law and died in Mahanoy City in 1907. He was buried in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Frackville.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1899–1901 | Succeeded by |
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