Charles Henry Bryan
| Charles Henry Bryan | |
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| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
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In office November 24, 1854 – November 15, 1855 |
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| Appointed by | Governor John Bigler |
| Preceded by | Alexander Wells |
| Succeeded by | David S. Terry |
| Senator from the 15th Senatorial district of the California State Senate | |
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In office January 1854 – March 1854 |
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| Appointed by | Direct election |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 20, 1822 Ellicottville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1877 (aged 54) Carson, Nevada, U.S. |
| Relations | John A. Bryan, father; John B. Weller, brother-in-law |
Charles Henry Bryan (October 20, 1822 – May 14, 1877) was a politician and jurist in California, who served as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court.
Bryan was born on October 20, 1822, in Ellicottville, New York. By 1833, the family moved to Ohio. He was well educated and read law. His father, John A. Bryan, was a United States diplomat, and his brother-in-law, John B. Weller, was a United States Senator and Governor of California.
In September 1851, Bryan ran for District Attorney of Yuba County against incumbent Jesse O. Goodwin. In June 1852, he was elected a delegate to the state Democratic convention held in Benecia, California, on July 20, 1852. In 1854, Bryan was elected as a Democratic member of the California State Senate from the 15th Senatorial district.
Afterwards, Governor John Bigler appointed Bryan as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California to finish the unexpired term of Alexander Wells, which position Bryan held from November 24, 1854, to November 15, 1855. In September 1855, the Democratic Party nominated Bryan for Supreme Court, and the Know Nothing branch of the party nominated David S. Terry, who won the election.
Both during and after Bryan's court service, he remained active in Democratic Party politics. In June 1855 and September 1856, he was a delegate from Yuba County to the Democratic Party state convention. By August 1858, he had joined the Anti-Lecompton Democrat branch of the party. In June 1859, near the outbreak of the American Civil War, he attended the Anti-Lecompton Democrat convention, whose factions culminated in the California gubernatorial election, 1859.
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