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James W. Bryan
James Wesley Bryan (March 11, 1874 – August 26, 1956) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Bryan attended the public schools and Lake Charles College, later McNeese State University. He graduated in 1895 from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, Waco, Texas, and from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1897. He studied law and was Admission to the bar in the United States, admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice at Lake Charles. In 1905, he relocated to Bremerton, Washington, Bremerton, Washington, to continue his law practice. He was the Bremerton city attorney in 1907, 1908, and again in 1911. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1908 to 1912. Bryan was elected as a Progressive Party (United States, 1912), Progressive to the 63rd United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in 1846, by the Oregon Treaty in the settlement of the Oregon boundary dispute. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital; the state's largest city is Seattle. Washington is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Washington is the 18th-largest state, with an area of , and the 13th-most populous state, with more than 7.7 million people. The majority of Washington's residents live in the Seattle metropolitan area, the center of trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
