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James Wilfrid Ryan (October 16, 1858 – February 26, 1907) was an American lawyer and one-term Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
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Life and career

James W. Ryan was born in
Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania Norwegian Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,167 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.4 ...
. He moved to Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, with his parents, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the high school of
Frackville, Pennsylvania Frackville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, incorporated in 1876. Today, the intersection of Interstate 81 and Pennsylvania State Route 61 is located near the borough, which is approximately northwest of Philadel ...
. After this he was a school teacher for a short time. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in
Pottsville, Pennsylvania Pottsville is the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,346 at the 2020 census, and is the principal city of the Pottsville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along the west bank of th ...
. He was elected district attorney in 1892 and served until January 1896. Ryan was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress. After his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law and died in Mahanoy City in 1907. He was buried in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Frackville.


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The Political Graveyard


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* 1858 births 1907 deaths Politicians from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century American legislators District attorneys in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-Representative-stub