Civil War Union Army Officer. He recruited a unit that was designated the "Olden Legion", and was supposed to be part infantry, part cavalry and part artillery. It was eventually mustered in as the 10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry (the cavalry and artillery having been discharged). Colonel Bryan had displayed a lack of military acumen after the regiment was mustered in, and he was honorably discharged.
Dr William Bryan was born in Merthyr Tydfil Wales in 1806 to Mary Williams 1780-1826 and John Wolfe Bryan 1780-1818. He arrived with his mother and 6 other children in Philadelphia in 1818 to find his father had died before their arrival. In 1825 he married Mary Ann Roberts and was a dentist in Philadelphia. They had 2 sons, John Wolfe and William Llywelyn Bryan. William served as 2nd Lieut of the 1st Reg PA Volunteers Co G in the Mexican War of 1846-1848. By 1849 he was a physician with a medical degree from Pennsylvania College and an office at Front & Broad St in Beverly NJ. William continued to practice medicine in Beverly with his family until his death in 1874. His Obituary:'Dr William Bryan, formerly Mayor of Beverly and well known as a prominent local Democratic politician, died in that city, on Monday, aged 68' from NJ Mirror 10 Sep 1874 p3 col6.
Dr William Bryan was born in Merthyr Tydfil Wales in 1806 to Mary Williams 1780-1826 and John Wolfe Bryan 1780-1818. He arrived with his mother and 6 other children in Philadelphia in 1818 to find his father had died before their arrival. In 1825 he married Mary Ann Roberts and was a dentist in Philadelphia. They had 2 sons, John Wolfe and William Llywelyn Bryan. William served as 2nd Lieut of the 1st Reg PA Volunteers Co G in the Mexican War of 1846-1848. By 1849 he was a physician with a medical degree from Pennsylvania College and an office at Front & Broad St in Beverly NJ. William continued to practice medicine in Beverly with his family until his death in 1874. His Obituary:'Dr William Bryan, formerly Mayor of Beverly and well known as a prominent local Democratic politician, died in that city, on Monday, aged 68' from NJ Mirror 10 Sep 1874 p3 col6.
Civil War Union Army Officer. He recruited a unit that was designated the "Olden Legion", and was supposed to be part infantry, part cavalry and part artillery. It was eventually mustered in as the 10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry (the cavalry and artillery having been discharged). Colonel Bryan had displayed a lack of military acumen after the regiment was mustered in, and he was honorably discharged.
Dr William Bryan was born in Merthyr Tydfil Wales in 1806 to Mary Williams 1780-1826 and John Wolfe Bryan 1780-1818. He arrived with his mother and 6 other children in Philadelphia in 1818 to find his father had died before their arrival. In 1825 he married Mary Ann Roberts and was a dentist in Philadelphia. They had 2 sons, John Wolfe and William Llywelyn Bryan. William served as 2nd Lieut of the 1st Reg PA Volunteers Co G in the Mexican War of 1846-1848. By 1849 he was a physician with a medical degree from Pennsylvania College and an office at Front & Broad St in Beverly NJ. William continued to practice medicine in Beverly with his family until his death in 1874. His Obituary:'Dr William Bryan, formerly Mayor of Beverly and well known as a prominent local Democratic politician, died in that city, on Monday, aged 68' from NJ Mirror 10 Sep 1874 p3 col6.
Dr William Bryan was born in Merthyr Tydfil Wales in 1806 to Mary Williams 1780-1826 and John Wolfe Bryan 1780-1818. He arrived with his mother and 6 other children in Philadelphia in 1818 to find his father had died before their arrival. In 1825 he married Mary Ann Roberts and was a dentist in Philadelphia. They had 2 sons, John Wolfe and William Llywelyn Bryan. William served as 2nd Lieut of the 1st Reg PA Volunteers Co G in the Mexican War of 1846-1848. By 1849 he was a physician with a medical degree from Pennsylvania College and an office at Front & Broad St in Beverly NJ. William continued to practice medicine in Beverly with his family until his death in 1874. His Obituary:'Dr William Bryan, formerly Mayor of Beverly and well known as a prominent local Democratic politician, died in that city, on Monday, aged 68' from NJ Mirror 10 Sep 1874 p3 col6.
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