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John Heritage Bryan

Adams Representative of North Carolina's 4th district

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 4

    December 5, 1825 - March 3, 1827

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 4

    December 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

November 4, 1798 (71 years old)

Birthday

May 19, 1870

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1825 to 1829.
  • Graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1815 and was a member of the Philanthropic Society.
  • Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, beginning his legal practice in New Bern.
  • Held a position in the North Carolina State Senate in 1823 and 1824.
  • Served as a trustee for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1823 to 1868.
  • Elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress and as an Adams candidate in the Twentieth Congress.
  • Resumed legal practice after his congressional term and later moved to Raleigh in 1839.
  • Died in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
  • The Bryan House and Office in New Bern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.