John Walker Ryon | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | James Bernard Reilly |
| Succeeded by | Charles N. Brumm |
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| Born | John Walker Ryon (1825-03-04)March 4, 1825 |
| Died | March 12, 1901(1901-03-12) (aged 76) Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Patrick's (No. 3) Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Millville Academy inOrleans County, New York, and Wellsboro Academy inWellsboro, Pennsylvania |
John Walker Ryon (March 4, 1825 – March 12, 1901) was a 19th Century American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1879 to 1881.
John W. Ryon was born in Elkland, Pennsylvania on March 4, 1825. He attended the common schools, Millville Academy in Orleans County, New York, and Wellsboro Academy in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
He then studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1847, and open a law practice in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.
From 1850 to 1856, he was district attorney of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
During theAmerican Civil War, Ryon assisted with the organization of Company A of the famousBucktail Regiment, and was then appointed by GovernorAndrew Gregg Curtin aspaymaster with the rank of major in the reserve corps.
Post-war he moved toPottsville, Pennsylvania, and resumed the practice of law.
Ryon was elected as a Democrat to theForty-sixth Congress. He served as president of the Pennsylvania National Bank for several years.
Ryon died in Pottsville on March 12, 1901, and was interred in St. Patrick's (No. 3) Cemetery.
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