Joseph Bryan

Joseph Bryan (August 18, 1773 – September 12, 1812) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born Savannah, Georgia. He was educated by private tutors and attended Oxford University in England. He traveled in France during the American Revolutionary War. He engaged in agricultural pursuits on Wilmington Island, Georgia.

For other people named Joseph Bryan, see Joseph Bryan (disambiguation).
Joseph Bryan.

Bryan was elected as a Republican to the 8th and 9th United 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 was Jonathan Bryan, who assisted James Edward Oglethorpe in setting out the Savannah colony and served in the Revolutionary War.[1]

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  1. Meldrim, Mrs. Peter W. (1924). Some Early Epitaphs in Georgia. p. 34.
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