Michael Clarkson Ryan (April 23, 1820 – October 23, 1861) was an American attorney and one of eight founders of

Beta Theta Pi Beta Theta Pi (), commonly known as Beta, is a North American social fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. One of North America's oldest fraternities, as of 2022 it consists of 144 active chapters in the Unite ...

, a college fraternity founded at

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...

in 1839. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and his family moved to Hamilton, Ohio in 1832. He received his A.B. degree from Miami in 1839 and his LL.B. from Cincinnati in 1842. He began to practice law in Hamilton, Ohio with his brother-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 ...

, a future U.S. Congressman, Senator and California governor. Ryan was prosecuting attorney of Butler County, Ohio (1848–62) and clerk of courts (1852–58). He was appointed by Ohio Governor William Dennison a

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

in the 50th Ohio Infantry in the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

but he died in October 1861 before he was able to serve.

Sources

*Brown, James T., ed., ''Catalogue of Beta Theta Pi'', New York: 1917.

External links

* 1861 deaths Miami University alumni Beta Theta Pi founders 1820 births Union Army colonels {{fraternity-stub

See also

Sources

External links