Charles Henry Bryan was a politician and jurist in California

California

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Biography

Bryan was born on October 20, 1822 in Ellicottville, New York

Ellicottville, New York

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. His father, John A. Bryan

John A. Bryan

John Alexander Bryan was an American diplomat and politician from New York and Ohio.-Biography:...

, was a United States

United States

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 diplomat, and his brother-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 United States Senator

United States Senate

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. Bryan passed away on May 14, 1877 in Carson City, Nevada

Carson City, Nevada

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Career

Bryan was a member of the California State Senate

California State Senate

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 in 1854 and was a Justice of the Supreme Court of California

Supreme Court of California

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 from 1854 to 1855. After moving to Nevada

Nevada

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, he was a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1863.