| Birth date | August 18, 1773 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Relations | Jonathan Bryan (grandfather) |
| State | Georgia |
| District | at-large |
| Term start | March 4, 1803 |
| Term end | 1806 |
| Successor | Dennis Smelt |
| Predecessor | District established |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Death place | Wilmington Island, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death date | September 12, 1812 |
Joseph Bryan (August 18, 1773 – September 12, 1812) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's at-large congressional district from 1803 to 1806.
Early life
Bryan was born Savannah, Georgia. He was educated by private tutors and attended the University of Oxford in England.[citation needed]
Career
Bryan traveled in France during the American Revolutionary War. He later engaged in the slave trades on Wilmington Island, Georgia,[1] and Savannah, Georgia.
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Bryan's grandfather was Jonathan Bryan, who assisted James Edward Oglethorpe in setting out the Savannah colony and served in the Revolutionary War.[2]
References
- ^ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1895). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bellinger and De Veaux and Other Families. Morning News Print.
- ^ Meldrim, Mrs. Peter W. (1924). Some Early Epitaphs in Georgia. p. 34.