Lloyd Stephens Bryce

Democrat Representative of New York's 7th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 4, 1851 (65 years old)

Birthday

April 2, 1917

Death

Served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York (1887-1889)
Appointed as Minister to the Netherlands (1911-1913)
Was an author and magazine editor, owning and editing the North American Review from 1889 to 1896
Attended Georgetown University, Christ Church, Oxford (graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees), and Columbia Law School
His father served as a Union Army Major in the Civil War
Married Edith Cooper, the only child of New York City Mayor Edward Cooper and granddaughter of industrialist Peter Cooper
Had three children, with descendants marrying into prominent families
Died in Mineola, New York, and was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Estate valued at $1,665,061, left primarily to his two daughters
Was an avid sports enthusiast, participating in polo matches and fox hunts
Wrote several published works, including an early “Yellow Peril” story and novels
Appointed Paymaster General of the militia with the rank of Brigadier General by Governor David B. Hill, afterwards known as General Bryce