Nathan P. Bryan | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office April 23, 1920 – August 8, 1935 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | R. L. Batts |
Succeeded by | Edwin R. Holmes |
United States Senator from Florida | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | |
Preceded by | James Taliaferro |
Succeeded by | Park Trammell |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathan Philemon Bryan April 23, 1872 Fort Mason, Florida, U.S. |
Died | August 8, 1935 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | William James Bryan |
Education |
Emory University (
AB) Washington and Lee University ( LLB) |
Nathan Philemon Bryan (April 23, 1872 – August 8, 1935) was a United States senator from Florida and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Born on April 23, 1872, in Fort Mason, Orange County (now Lake County), Florida, [1] Bryan attended the common schools. [2] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from Emory College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1895 from Washington and Lee University School of Law. [1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Jacksonville, Florida from 1893 to 1911. [1] He was Chairman of the Board of Control of the Florida State institutions of higher education from 1905 to 1909. [2]
Bryan was appointed by the Governor of Florida on February 22, 1911, the Florida State Legislature having failed to elect, and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1917. [2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916. [2] He was Chairman of the Committee on Claims for the 63rd and 64th United States Congresses. [2] He returned to private practice in Jacksonville from 1917 to 1920. [2] He declined appointment as Governor General of the Philippine Islands by President Wilson in 1917. [2] He was a trustee of Emory University. [2]
Bryan was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 23, 1920, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge R. L. Batts. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1920, and received his commission the same day. [1] He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1930 to 1934. [1] His service terminated on August 8, 1935, [1] due to his death in Jacksonville. [2] He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville. [2]
Bryan's brother was William James Bryan, also a United States senator from Florida. [2]
Nathan P. Bryan | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office April 23, 1920 – August 8, 1935 | |
Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
Preceded by | R. L. Batts |
Succeeded by | Edwin R. Holmes |
United States Senator from Florida | |
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | |
Preceded by | James Taliaferro |
Succeeded by | Park Trammell |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathan Philemon Bryan April 23, 1872 Fort Mason, Florida, U.S. |
Died | August 8, 1935 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 63)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | William James Bryan |
Education |
Emory University (
AB) Washington and Lee University ( LLB) |
Nathan Philemon Bryan (April 23, 1872 – August 8, 1935) was a United States senator from Florida and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Born on April 23, 1872, in Fort Mason, Orange County (now Lake County), Florida, [1] Bryan attended the common schools. [2] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 from Emory College and a Bachelor of Laws in 1895 from Washington and Lee University School of Law. [1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Jacksonville, Florida from 1893 to 1911. [1] He was Chairman of the Board of Control of the Florida State institutions of higher education from 1905 to 1909. [2]
Bryan was appointed by the Governor of Florida on February 22, 1911, the Florida State Legislature having failed to elect, and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1917. [2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916. [2] He was Chairman of the Committee on Claims for the 63rd and 64th United States Congresses. [2] He returned to private practice in Jacksonville from 1917 to 1920. [2] He declined appointment as Governor General of the Philippine Islands by President Wilson in 1917. [2] He was a trustee of Emory University. [2]
Bryan was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on April 23, 1920, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge R. L. Batts. [1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1920, and received his commission the same day. [1] He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1930 to 1934. [1] His service terminated on August 8, 1935, [1] due to his death in Jacksonville. [2] He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville. [2]
Bryan's brother was William James Bryan, also a United States senator from Florida. [2]