James Fraser Bryant was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada. He represented Lumsden

Lumsden (provincial electoral district)

Lumsden was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district was one of 25 created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was the riding of Premier Thomas Walter Scott....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative.

He was born in Glen Allan, Ontario

Mapleton, Ontario

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, the son of Reverend James Bryant and Dora McGill, and was educated at Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College

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, Queen's University

Queen's University

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 and the University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba

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. He articled in law in Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

, was called to the bar in 1906 and set up practice in Regina. In 1908, he married Mabel Myra Boyd. Bryant served as chairman of the Regina public school board and president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1925. He served briefly as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the presiding officer of the Saskatchewan legislature.-Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan:*Thomas MacNutt 1906-1908*William Charles Sutherland 1908-1912...

 in September 1929. Bryant was Minister of Public Works, and Telephones and Telegraphs in the provincial cabinet

Executive Council of Saskatchewan

The Executive Council of Saskatchewan is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 from 1929

Saskatchewan general election, 1929

The Saskatchewan general election of 1929 was the seventh provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 to 1934. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1934

Saskatchewan general election, 1934

The Saskatchewan general election of 1934 was the eighth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

. Bryant was named a judge in the Saskatoon district court, serving until his death at the age of 68.