Joseph Hunter Bryan
Encyclopedia
Joseph Hunter Bryan was a Congressional Representative
from North Carolina
. He was a brother of Henry Hunter Bryan
.
Member of the State house of commons
1804, 1805, and 1807–1809; trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
, 1809–1817, and was sent to Tennessee
on behalf of the university to secure from the general assembly of Tennessee
its claims to escheat
ed lands; elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1819); interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. He was a brother of Henry Hunter Bryan
Henry Hunter Bryan
Henry Hunter Bryan was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
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Member of the State house of commons
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
1804, 1805, and 1807–1809; trustee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, 1809–1817, and was sent to Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
on behalf of the university to secure from the general assembly of Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional structure:According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a Senate of thirty-three members and a House of Representatives of...
its claims to escheat
Escheat
Escheat is a common law doctrine which transfers the property of a person who dies without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in limbo without recognised ownership...
ed lands; elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1819); interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
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