After this he was a school teacher for a short time. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
He was elected district attorney in 1892 and served until January 1896.
Ryan was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
After his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law and died in Mahanoy City in 1907. He was buried in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Frackville.
james, ryan, james, wilfrid, ryan, october, 1858, february, 1907, american, lawyer, term, democratic, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, philadelphia, times, november, 1898life, career, edit, born, norwegian, township, pennsylvania, moved, mah. James Wilfrid Ryan October 16 1858 February 26 1907 was an American lawyer and one term Democratic member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Times November 28 1898Life and career editJames W Ryan was born in Norwegian Township Pennsylvania He moved to Mahanoy City Pennsylvania with his parents where he attended the public schools He graduated from the high school of Frackville Pennsylvania After this he was a school teacher for a short time He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Pottsville Pennsylvania He was elected district attorney in 1892 and served until January 1896 Ryan was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty sixth Congress After his time in Congress he resumed the practice of law and died in Mahanoy City in 1907 He was buried in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Frackville Sources editUnited States Congress James W Ryan id R000557 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardExternal links edit nbsp Biography portalJames W Ryan at Find a GraveU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byCharles N Brumm Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 13th congressional district1899 1901 Succeeded byGeorge R Patterson nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James W Ryan amp oldid 1184866416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
