The Political Graveyard: Bryan family of Washington

Bryan family of Washington

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James Wesley Bryan (1874-1956) — also known as James W. Bryan — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., March 11, 1874. Son of James Wesley Bryan and Delia K. (Singleton) Bryan; married, March 26, 1899, to Lorena Kearse; father of James Wesley Bryan, Jr.; grandfather of Robert Jensen Bryan. Progressive. Lawyer; member of Washington state senate, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1913-15; Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney. Died in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., August 26, 1956. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Wash.
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- See also: congressional biography.
James Wesley Bryan, Jr. (b. 1901) — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La., October 31, 1901. Son of James Wesley Bryan and Lorena (Kearse) Bryan; married, June 16, 1929, to Vena Jensen (1904-2003); father of Robert Jensen Bryan. Republican. School teacher; athletic coach; lawyer; Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-32; candidate for Washington state senate, 1956. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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Robert Jensen Bryan (b. 1934) — also known as Robert J. Bryan — of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash. Born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., October 29, 1934. Grandson of James Wesley Bryan; son of James Wesley Bryan, Jr. and Vena (Jensen) Bryan (1904-2003); married, June 14, 1958, to Cathy Ann Welander. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Kitsap County Republican Party, 1961-62; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1964; superior court judge in Washington, 1967-84; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1986-2000; took senior status 2000. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Jaycees; Lions; Delta Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2000.
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- See also: federal judicial profile.

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