George Bryan
| George Bryan | |
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| 2nd President of Pennsylvania | |
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In office May 23, 1778 – December 1, 1778 |
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| Vice President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Thomas Wharton |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Reed |
| 1st Vice-President of Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 6, 1777 – October 11, 1779 |
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| Succeeded by | Matthew Smith |
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
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In office April 5, 1780 – January 27, 1791 |
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| Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
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In office ? – ? |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1731 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland |
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(aged 59–60) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Smith |
| Profession | businessman, politician, judge |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
George Bryan (1731 – January 27, 1791) was a Pennsylvania businessman, statesman and politician of the Revolutionary era. He served as the first Vice-President of Pennsylvania (analogous to Lieutenant Governor) and its second President (Governor) following the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. He was an early abolitionist and sponsored the bill which helped bring about abolition in Philadelphia. He also served as a judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Bryan was born in Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1731. He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1752 in order to join a business partnership arranged by his father. That partnership soon came to an end, but Bryan went on to become a successful businessman, both as a retailer and as an importer and exporter. He married Elizabeth Smith in 1757. Their family would number ten children. His son, Samuel Bryan (1759–1821) was a Pennsylvanian Anti-Federalist author.
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