John Alexander Bryan (April 13, 1794 in

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– May 24, 1864 in

Menasha, Wisconsin Menasha () is a city in Calumet and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,268 at the 2020 census. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city is located mostly in Win ...

) was an American diplomat and politician from

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and

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. He removed to

Ellicottville, New York Ellicottville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Joseph Ellicott, principal land agent of the Holland Land Company. The town of Ellicottville includes ...

, and was a member of the

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( Cattaraugus Co.) in

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. Then he removed to

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

, and was

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from 1833 to 1839. In 1840, Bryan settled at, and co-founded, what would become the city of

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. He was U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Peru in 1845. Later he lived in

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and

. He served as editor of ''The Daily Milwaukee News''. He was buried in

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. His son

Charles Henry Bryan Charles Henry Bryan (October 20, 1822 – May 14, 1877) was a politician and jurist in California, who served as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Biography Bryan was born on October 20, 1822, in Ellicottville, New York. ...

was a

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State Senator, and his son-in-law

John B. Weller John B. Weller (February 22, 1812August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 who earlier had served as a congressman from Ohio and a U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico. Lif ...

was a U.S. Senator from California.

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