Bryan, John Heritage, 1798-1870

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Dates:
Birth 1798-11-04
Death 1870-05-19
Gender:
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Americans
English

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John Herritage (Heritage) Bryan (1798-1870) was an attorney of New Bern and later Raleigh. He represented Craven County in the State Senate (1823-1825) and was elected to Congress in 1825 as a National Republican. After serving in Congress for two terms, Bryan returned to his New Bern law practice until moving to Raleigh around 1839. In 1863, Charlotte, daughter of John Herritage and Mary Shepard Bryan, married Confederate Major General Bryan Grimes of Grimesland in Pitt County.

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  • Lawyers
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  • Craven County, NC, US
  • Raleigh, NC, US
  • New Bern, NC, US
  • Washington, D. C., DC, US

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