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David Ezekiel Bryant (October 19, 1849 – February 5, 1910) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.


Education and career

Born in
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, Kentucky, Bryant received an
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degree from Trinity College (now
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) in 1871, and
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to enter the
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in 1873. He was in private practice in Sherman, Texas, from 1873 to 1890.


Federal judicial service

On May 3, 1890, Bryant was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge
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. Bryant was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 27, 1890, and received his commission the same day, serving thereafter until his death on February 5, 1910, in Sherman.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, David Ezekiel 1849 births 1910 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas United States federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison 19th-century American judges 19th-century American politicians United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law