Joseph Releigh Bryson (1893 - 1953)

Born 18 Jan 1893 in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 10 Mar 1953 at age 60 in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America

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Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_R._Bryson

Biography

Joseph was born in 1893. He was the son of Robert Bryson and Mattie Allison. He passed away in 1953.

Sources

• Joseph Raleigh Bryson in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Joseph Raleigh Bryson Birth Date: 18 Jan 1893 Birth Place: Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America Death Date: 10 Mar 1953 Death Place: Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America BURIAL Woodlawn Memorial Park Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 8064541 · View Source: URL: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=96892286&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602

U.S. Congressman. Moving with his parents to South Carolina, in 1900, he enlisted in the South Carolina National Guard, serving (1915-16). He then graduated from Furman University, in 1917 and served as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps, U.S. Army, in 1918. Graduating from the law department of the University of South Carolina, in 1920, he was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Greenville, South Carolina. He was a member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, (1921-24) and served in the South Carolina State Senate, (1929-32). In 1939, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth Congress and to the next seven succeeding Congresses, serving until his death at age 60.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

Family Members Listed on Find a Grave Memorial

Parents

• Robert L Bryson (1869–1925)
• Mattie Irene Allison Bryson (1868–1952)

Spouse

• Ruth Rucker Bryson (1897–1991)

Siblings Listed

• Gertrude Adeline Bryson Curtis (1887–1938)
• Bessie Bryson Pike (1888–1958)
• Walter B Bryson (1897–1932)
• Robert P Bryson (1898–1983)
• Earnestine Bryson (1898–1899)
• Henry C Bryson (1899–1900)
• Johney R Bryson (1901–1901)
• Lovie Mae Bryson (1902–1904)
• Junious Huff Bryson (1904–1919)
• Albert D Bryson (1906–1907)
• Iris Bryson Bohlman (1909–1985)

Children Listed

• Joseph Robert Bryson (1922–2001)
• Ruth Bryson Thackston (1924–1984)
• William Jefferson Bryson (1926–1992)
• Franklin David Bryson (1934–1990)