Nathan Philemon Bryan (April 23, 1872 – August 8, 1935) was a
United States senator
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Party affiliation
Independent Senators Angus King of Maine and Berni ...
from
Florida
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and a
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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...
.
Education and career
Born on April 23, 1872, in
Fort Mason
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,
Orange County (now
Lake County),
Florida
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,
Bryan attended the common schools.
He received an
Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from
Emory College and a
Bachelor of Laws
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in 1895 from
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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.
He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in
Jacksonville
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, Florida from 1893 to 1911.
He was Chairman of the Board of Control of the Florida State institutions of higher education from 1905 to 1909.
Congressional service
Bryan was appointed by the
Governor of Florida
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on February 22, 1911, the
Florida State Legislature having failed to elect, and subsequently elected as a
Democrat
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to the
United States Senate
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and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1917.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916.
He was Chairman of the Committee on Claims for the
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and
64th United States Congress
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es.
He returned to private practice in Jacksonville from 1917 to 1920.
He declined appointment as Governor General of the Philippine Islands by President Wilson in 1917.
He was a trustee of
Emory University
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.
Federal judicial service
Bryan was nominated by President
Woodrow Wilson
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on April 23, 1920, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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...
vacated by Judge
R. L. Batts.
He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on April 23, 1920, and received his commission the same day.
He was a member of the
Conference of Senior Circuit Judges
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(now the
Judicial Conference of the United States
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) from 1930 to 1934.
His service terminated on August 8, 1935,
due to his death in Jacksonville.
He was interred in
Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
Family
Bryan's brother was
William James Bryan, also a
United States senator
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 U.S. state, states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress.
Party affiliation
Independent Senators Angus King of Maine and Berni ...
from Florida.
References
Sources
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1872 births
1935 deaths
People from Lake County, Florida
Emory University alumni
Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni
Democratic Party United States senators from Florida
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
20th-century United States senators