Nathan Philemon Bryan

Democrat Senator of Florida

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1872 (63 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1935

Death

Served as a United States Senator from Florida from 1911 to 1917.
Appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1920 and served until his death in 1935.
Received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory College and a Bachelor of Laws from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Worked in private legal practice in Jacksonville, Florida, prior to and after his congressional service.
Held the position of Chairman of the Board of Control of Florida State institutions of higher education from 1905 to 1909.
Chaired the Committee on Claims during his time in the U.S. Senate.
Nominated to the federal judiciary by President Woodrow Wilson.
Participated in the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges from 1930 to 1934.
Declined an appointment as Governor General of the Philippine Islands in 1917.
His brother also served as a United States Senator from Florida.