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James Wesley Bryan

Progressive Representative of Washington

  • Representative

    Washington

    April 7, 1913 - March 3, 1915

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Congresses Served

1

House Terms

March 11, 1874 (82 years old)

Birthday

August 26, 1956

Death

  • American politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
  • Born in Louisiana and educated at Baylor University and Yale University.
  • Admitted to the bar in 1898 and began practicing law in Louisiana before moving to Washington.
  • Held the position of Bremerton city attorney multiple times.
  • Served in the Washington State Senate from 1908 to 1912.
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Progressive for one term from 1913 to 1915.
  • Owned and published a local newspaper from 1915 to 1917.
  • Served as prosecuting attorney for Kitsap County from 1926 to 1930.
  • Was president of the Bremerton Port Commission from 1933 to 1936.
  • Continued to practice law in Bremerton until his death in 1956.