George D. Bryan

George Dwight Bryan
47th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1887–1891
Preceded by William Ashmead Courtenay
Succeeded by John F. Ficken
Personal details
Born September 26, 1845
Charleston, South Carolina
Died June 4, 1919
Spouse(s) Mary Middleton King (1846–1924)
Children McMillan King Bryan (1874–1928); Mary Middleton Bryan French (1876–1965); Francis Marion Bryan (1876–1926); Richard Floyd Bryan (1882–1942)
Alma mater United States Naval Academy (did not graduate)
Profession lawyer
Religion Episcopalian
Bryan rented 31 East Battery, Charleston, South Carolina when he was elected mayor in 1887.
Bryan died at his house at 110 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina on June 4, 1919.

George D. Bryan (1845–1919) was the forty-seventh mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, completing one term from 1887 to 1891. Bryan was born on September 26, 1845, in Charleston to United States judge George S. and Rebecca Louisa Dwight.[1] He died on June 4, 1919, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.[2]

He was a student at the United States Naval Academy when the Civil War erupted, and he left the school to join the Confederate Navy. After the Civil War, he returned to Charleston and practiced law. In May 1878 he became the city's legal counsel. He was elected mayor on December 13, 1887, in an uncontested race.[3] After his one term as mayor, in 1894, President Grover Cleveland appointed him to be collector of customs in Charleston, a job he held until July 1898. He was a probate judge from December 1901 to his death on June 4, 1919.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hemphill, James Calvin (1908). Men of Mark in South Carolina (vol. 3). Men of Mark Publishing Co. p. 35. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lieut George Dwight Bryan (1845-1919)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Day After the Election". Charleston News & Courier. December 15, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Judge G.D. Bryan Has Passed Away". Charleston News & Courier. June 5, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
Preceded by
William Ashmead Courtenay		 Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1887–1891 		Succeeded by
John F. Ficken