John A. Bryan
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John Alexander Bryan was an American diplomat and politician from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and Ohio
Ohio
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Biography

He removed to Ellicottville, New York
Ellicottville, New York
Ellicottville, New York is the name of two places in Cattaraugus County, New York:*Ellicottville , New York*Ellicottville , New YorkBoth locations are named after Joseph Ellicott, an agent for the Holland Land Company....

, and was a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 (Cattaraugus Co.
Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.-History:...

) in 1827
50th New York State Legislature
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Then he removed to Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, and was Ohio State Auditor
Ohio State Auditor
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 from 1833 to 1839. In 1840, Bryan settled at, and co-founded, what would become the city of Bryan, Ohio
Bryan, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,333 people, 3,528 households, and 2,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,821.7 people per square mile . There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 816.1 per square mile...

. He was U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Peru
United States Ambassador to Peru
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 in 1845.

Later he lived in Milwaukee and Menasha, Wisconsin. He was buried in Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah, Wisconsin
Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 24,507 at the 2000 census. The city is bordered by, but is politically independent of, the Town of Neenah. Neenah is the southwestern-most of the Fox Cities of Northeast Wisconsin...

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His son Charles Henry Bryan
Charles Henry Bryan
Charles Henry Bryan was a politician and jurist in California.-Biography:Bryan was born on October 20, 1822 in Ellicottville, New York. His father, John A. Bryan, was a United States diplomat, and his brother-in-law, John B. Weller, was a United States Senator...

 was a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 State Senator, and his son-in-law John B. Weller
John B. Weller
John B. Weller was the fifth Governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a Congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.-Life:...

was a U.S. Senator from California.
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