He was born in Lucknow, Ontario, the son of James Bryan and Elizabeth Seli, and was educated there. In 1920, Bryan married Ethel Christine White. He was vice-president of the typographical union and also served on the North Vancouver municipal council.[1] Bryan ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the assembly in 1933.[3] He died in office in North Vancouver.[2]
john, melvin, bryan, august, 1886, 1940, printer, political, figure, british, columbia, represented, north, vancouver, from, 1924, 1928, mackenzie, from, 1937, 1940, legislative, assembly, british, columbia, liberal, born, lucknow, ontario, james, bryan, eliza. John Melvin Bryan Sr August 4 1886 1 May 5 1940 2 was a printer and political figure in British Columbia He represented North Vancouver from 1924 to 1928 and Mackenzie from 1937 to 1940 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Liberal He was born in Lucknow Ontario the son of James Bryan and Elizabeth Seli and was educated there In 1920 Bryan married Ethel Christine White He was vice president of the typographical union and also served on the North Vancouver municipal council 1 Bryan ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the assembly in 1933 3 He died in office in North Vancouver 2 His son John Melvin Bryan Jr was also a member of the provincial assembly Bryan Arm now included in the Nechako Reservoir was named in his honour 4 References edit a b Normandin A L 1926 Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1926 a b Vital Event Death Registration BC Archives Retrieved 2011 09 17 Electoral History of British Columbia 1871 1986 PDF Elections BC Retrieved 2011 07 27 Bryan Arm BC Geographical Names Retrieved 2011 10 24 nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Melvin Bryan Sr amp oldid 1180663759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
