William Ryan (53rd Congress)
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William Ryan was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Tipperary
, Ireland
, Ryan immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Connecticut, in 1844. He attended the district schools. In the spring of 1859, he went to the Rocky Mountains
and engaged in prospecting, mining
, and also in campaigns against the Indians until 1861, when he returned East and settled in Port Chester, New York
.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and teaching and later in mercantile pursuits. He served as supervisor of the town of Rye 1883-1885, and as member of the New York State Assembly
in 1891 and 1892.
Ryan was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-third Congress
(March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress
. He resumed business as a merchant in Port Chester, New York
. He served as president of the Port Chester Savings Bank and president of the village of Port Chester
in 1912. He died in Crescent City, Florida
, February 18, 1925. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Tipperary
Tipperary
Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
, Ireland
Ireland
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, Ryan immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Connecticut, in 1844. He attended the district schools. In the spring of 1859, he went to the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
and engaged in prospecting, mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, and also in campaigns against the Indians until 1861, when he returned East and settled in Port Chester, New York
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village is part of the town of Rye. As of the 2010 census, Port Chester had a population of 28,967...
.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and teaching and later in mercantile pursuits. He served as supervisor of the town of Rye 1883-1885, and as 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...
in 1891 and 1892.
Ryan was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-third Congress
53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth...
(March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
. He resumed business as a merchant in Port Chester, New York
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village is part of the town of Rye. As of the 2010 census, Port Chester had a population of 28,967...
. He served as president of the Port Chester Savings Bank and president of the village of Port Chester
Port Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village is part of the town of Rye. As of the 2010 census, Port Chester had a population of 28,967...
in 1912. He died in Crescent City, Florida
Crescent City, Florida
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, February 18, 1925. He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich, Connecticut
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