Joseph Bryan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia'sat-large district | |
| In office October 17, 1803 – 1806 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Smelt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1773-08-18)August 18, 1773 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1812(1812-09-12) (aged 39) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Relations | Jonathan Bryan (grandfather) |
| Education | University of Oxford |
Joseph Bryan (August 18, 1773 – September 12, 1812) was an American politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives forGeorgia's at-large congressional district from 1803 to 1806.
Bryan was bornSavannah, Georgia. He was educated by private tutors and attended theUniversity of Oxford inEngland.
Bryan traveled inFrance during theAmerican Revolutionary War. He later engaged in the slave trades onWilmington Island, Georgia,[1] andSavannah, Georgia.
Bryan was elected as aRepublican to the8th and9thUnited States congresses and served from March 4, 1803, until his resignation in 1806.
He engaged in planting and died on his estate,Nonchalance, Wilmington Island, near Savannah in 1812. He was buried in the family burial ground on his estate.
Bryan's grandfather wasJonathan Bryan, who assistedJames Edward Oglethorpe in setting out the Savannah colony and served in the Revolutionary War.[2]
