James W. Bryan

James Wesley Bryan (March 11, 1874 – August 26, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Washington State. Born in Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Bryan attended the public schools and Lake Charles Colleg, later McNeese State University. He graduated in 1895 from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1897. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice at Lake Charles. In 1905, he relocated to Bremerton, Washington, to continue his law practice. He was the Bremerton city attorney in 1907, 1908, and again in 1911. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1908 to 1912.

James W. Bryan

James Wesley Bryan (March 11, 1874 – August 26, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Washington State. Born in Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Bryan attended the public schools and Lake Charles Colleg, later McNeese State University. He graduated in 1895 from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1897. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice at Lake Charles. In 1905, he relocated to Bremerton, Washington, to continue his law practice. He was the Bremerton city attorney in 1907, 1908, and again in 1911. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1908 to 1912.