John Nagel Ryan (1816 – 12 January 1887) was an Irish-born Australian politician. He was born at Clonoulty in

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to pastoralist Edward Ryan and Ellen Nagel. He migrated to

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around 1834, working for his father, who was now a squatter. In 1859 he was elected to the

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for Lachlan, serving until his retirement in 1864. In 1871 he inherited his father's states, comprising 30,000 acres in the

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district. In 1883 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, serving until his death at Galong, one of his stations, in 1887.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, James Nagel 1816 births 1887 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians