(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Harry H. Bryant, senior partner and founder of the firm of H. H. Bryant & Son, dealers in automobiles and automobile accessories and supplies in Boise, also sales agent for Boise and vicinity for the Ford Motor Car Company of Detroit, has been a resident of the capital for the past five years, having removed to this city from Seattle in 1913. Impaired health had caused him to leave Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 and establish his home in Seattle, where he was captain of different coastwise steamboats. He was born in Detroit, August 5, 1871, a son of Melvin and Martha (Bench) Bryant, both of whom have passed away. The father was born in Vermont and made farming his life work. The mother's birth occurred in Sheffield, England. They were married in Greenfield, Michigan, and both passed away in Detroit, the mother at the age of seventy-two years and the father when he had reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey.
Harry H. Bryant was reared in his native city and supplemented the public school training which he there received by study in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His textbooks were put aside, however, when he attained his majority and for several years thereafter he was connected with steamboating on the Great Lakes. During the eight or ten years thus occupied he filled practically every position from that of cabin boy up to engineer and captain. His health became impaired, however, and he decided to try a change of climate and sought the salt air of the Pacific coast. Accordingly in 1908 he made his way to Seattle, where he completely regained his health. He went to that city on crutches, suffering from rheumatism, and weighed but one hundred and twenty-one pounds. He is now robust and in excellent health, and his weight is now one hundred and ninety-five pounds. Mr. Bryant is a brother-in-law of Henry Ford, the noted motor car manufacturer of Detroit, Mrs. Ford being Mr. Bryant's eldest sister. At the request of Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant came to Boise in 1913 to take charge of the Ford motor agency at this place, conducting the business under the firm style of H. H. Bryant & Son, his territory covering Boise and seven Idaho counties adjacent thereto. The firm of H. H. Bryant & Son owns one of the largest and best motor car plants in Boise and also the land on which the plant stands. Their building is one hundred and fifty by one hundred and twenty-two feet and is located at the corner of Eleventh and Front streets. It is a two-story concrete building covering the whole lot and was completed in August, 1917. It is today one of the largest and best equipped garages in the west and represents an expenditure of about eightyfive thousand dollars. The entire plant is owned by Mr. Bryant and his son, Melvin B. Bryant. The firm sold thirteen hundred and seventy Ford cars in the year from August 1, 1916, to August 1, 1917. In addition to the passenger car they also sell the Ford motor truck and Fordson- tractors.
At the age of twenty-one years, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Bryant married Miss Nellie. Pierce, who was born at Redford, Michigan, a daughter of Alvin Pierce and a niece of Franklin Pierce, the manufacturer of the Fierce-Arrow motor cars. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have two sons, Melvin B. and Harry H., Jr. The former was born in Detroit, August 31, 1894, and was in the service of the government as a marine architect in the shipyards at Seattle during the World war. He holds a license as a steamboat engineer. Harry H. Bryant, Jr., born at Detroit, April 30, 1903, is a student in the public schools of Boise. The elder son was the only marine architect engaged on government work from all the state of Idaho. He had two years of submarine training before the United States entered the war. He learned his trade of marine architect with the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company of Seattle and on the
25th of April, 1918, he received a highly complimentary letter from Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States shipping board. On the 19th of July, 1918, he married
Miss Emma Louise Bucklin, of Port Blakeley, Washington, the youngest daughter of Nathan and Martha Bucklin, pioneers of the Puget Sound, arriving there in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bryant have a little daughter, born November 29, 1919, in Boise. In that city they now make their home, owning property at 1814 North Eighth street.
In religious faith H. H. Bryant is an Episcopalian. He belongs also to the Boise Commercial Club and he is a member of the Boise Limit Club, an organization composed of one hundred members, all of whom have purchased a thousand dollars worth the limit of War Savings stamps. Since the close of the war Mr. Bryant is planning to turn the motor car business over to his two sons and engage extensively in farming in the state of Idaho, already owning land in Canyon county. He is a firm believer in the west and its opportunities and is eager to avail himself of the advantages offered for agricultural development.
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Info from Barb (great great granddaughter) advised that the birth places of Harry's parents are incorrect and that Melvin Bryant was born in Ireland and Martha Bench was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
Harry H. Bryant, senior partner and founder of the firm of H. H. Bryant & Son, dealers in automobiles and automobile accessories and supplies in Boise, also sales agent for Boise and vicinity for the Ford Motor Car Company of Detroit, has been a resident of the capital for the past five years, having removed to this city from Seattle in 1913. Impaired health had caused him to leave Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 and establish his home in Seattle, where he was captain of different coastwise steamboats. He was born in Detroit, August 5, 1871, a son of Melvin and Martha (Bench) Bryant, both of whom have passed away. The father was born in Vermont and made farming his life work. The mother's birth occurred in Sheffield, England. They were married in Greenfield, Michigan, and both passed away in Detroit, the mother at the age of seventy-two years and the father when he had reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey.
Harry H. Bryant was reared in his native city and supplemented the public school training which he there received by study in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His textbooks were put aside, however, when he attained his majority and for several years thereafter he was connected with steamboating on the Great Lakes. During the eight or ten years thus occupied he filled practically every position from that of cabin boy up to engineer and captain. His health became impaired, however, and he decided to try a change of climate and sought the salt air of the Pacific coast. Accordingly in 1908 he made his way to Seattle, where he completely regained his health. He went to that city on crutches, suffering from rheumatism, and weighed but one hundred and twenty-one pounds. He is now robust and in excellent health, and his weight is now one hundred and ninety-five pounds. Mr. Bryant is a brother-in-law of Henry Ford, the noted motor car manufacturer of Detroit, Mrs. Ford being Mr. Bryant's eldest sister. At the request of Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant came to Boise in 1913 to take charge of the Ford motor agency at this place, conducting the business under the firm style of H. H. Bryant & Son, his territory covering Boise and seven Idaho counties adjacent thereto. The firm of H. H. Bryant & Son owns one of the largest and best motor car plants in Boise and also the land on which the plant stands. Their building is one hundred and fifty by one hundred and twenty-two feet and is located at the corner of Eleventh and Front streets. It is a two-story concrete building covering the whole lot and was completed in August, 1917. It is today one of the largest and best equipped garages in the west and represents an expenditure of about eightyfive thousand dollars. The entire plant is owned by Mr. Bryant and his son, Melvin B. Bryant. The firm sold thirteen hundred and seventy Ford cars in the year from August 1, 1916, to August 1, 1917. In addition to the passenger car they also sell the Ford motor truck and Fordson- tractors.
At the age of twenty-one years, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Bryant married Miss Nellie. Pierce, who was born at Redford, Michigan, a daughter of Alvin Pierce and a niece of Franklin Pierce, the manufacturer of the Fierce-Arrow motor cars. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have two sons, Melvin B. and Harry H., Jr. The former was born in Detroit, August 31, 1894, and was in the service of the government as a marine architect in the shipyards at Seattle during the World war. He holds a license as a steamboat engineer. Harry H. Bryant, Jr., born at Detroit, April 30, 1903, is a student in the public schools of Boise. The elder son was the only marine architect engaged on government work from all the state of Idaho. He had two years of submarine training before the United States entered the war. He learned his trade of marine architect with the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company of Seattle and on the
25th of April, 1918, he received a highly complimentary letter from Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States shipping board. On the 19th of July, 1918, he married
Miss Emma Louise Bucklin, of Port Blakeley, Washington, the youngest daughter of Nathan and Martha Bucklin, pioneers of the Puget Sound, arriving there in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bryant have a little daughter, born November 29, 1919, in Boise. In that city they now make their home, owning property at 1814 North Eighth street.
In religious faith H. H. Bryant is an Episcopalian. He belongs also to the Boise Commercial Club and he is a member of the Boise Limit Club, an organization composed of one hundred members, all of whom have purchased a thousand dollars worth the limit of War Savings stamps. Since the close of the war Mr. Bryant is planning to turn the motor car business over to his two sons and engage extensively in farming in the state of Idaho, already owning land in Canyon county. He is a firm believer in the west and its opportunities and is eager to avail himself of the advantages offered for agricultural development.
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Info from Barb (great great granddaughter) advised that the birth places of Harry's parents are incorrect and that Melvin Bryant was born in Ireland and Martha Bench was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Harry H. Bryant, senior partner and founder of the firm of H. H. Bryant & Son, dealers in automobiles and automobile accessories and supplies in Boise, also sales agent for Boise and vicinity for the Ford Motor Car Company of Detroit, has been a resident of the capital for the past five years, having removed to this city from Seattle in 1913. Impaired health had caused him to leave Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 and establish his home in Seattle, where he was captain of different coastwise steamboats. He was born in Detroit, August 5, 1871, a son of Melvin and Martha (Bench) Bryant, both of whom have passed away. The father was born in Vermont and made farming his life work. The mother's birth occurred in Sheffield, England. They were married in Greenfield, Michigan, and both passed away in Detroit, the mother at the age of seventy-two years and the father when he had reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey.
Harry H. Bryant was reared in his native city and supplemented the public school training which he there received by study in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His textbooks were put aside, however, when he attained his majority and for several years thereafter he was connected with steamboating on the Great Lakes. During the eight or ten years thus occupied he filled practically every position from that of cabin boy up to engineer and captain. His health became impaired, however, and he decided to try a change of climate and sought the salt air of the Pacific coast. Accordingly in 1908 he made his way to Seattle, where he completely regained his health. He went to that city on crutches, suffering from rheumatism, and weighed but one hundred and twenty-one pounds. He is now robust and in excellent health, and his weight is now one hundred and ninety-five pounds. Mr. Bryant is a brother-in-law of Henry Ford, the noted motor car manufacturer of Detroit, Mrs. Ford being Mr. Bryant's eldest sister. At the request of Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant came to Boise in 1913 to take charge of the Ford motor agency at this place, conducting the business under the firm style of H. H. Bryant & Son, his territory covering Boise and seven Idaho counties adjacent thereto. The firm of H. H. Bryant & Son owns one of the largest and best motor car plants in Boise and also the land on which the plant stands. Their building is one hundred and fifty by one hundred and twenty-two feet and is located at the corner of Eleventh and Front streets. It is a two-story concrete building covering the whole lot and was completed in August, 1917. It is today one of the largest and best equipped garages in the west and represents an expenditure of about eightyfive thousand dollars. The entire plant is owned by Mr. Bryant and his son, Melvin B. Bryant. The firm sold thirteen hundred and seventy Ford cars in the year from August 1, 1916, to August 1, 1917. In addition to the passenger car they also sell the Ford motor truck and Fordson- tractors.
At the age of twenty-one years, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Bryant married Miss Nellie. Pierce, who was born at Redford, Michigan, a daughter of Alvin Pierce and a niece of Franklin Pierce, the manufacturer of the Fierce-Arrow motor cars. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have two sons, Melvin B. and Harry H., Jr. The former was born in Detroit, August 31, 1894, and was in the service of the government as a marine architect in the shipyards at Seattle during the World war. He holds a license as a steamboat engineer. Harry H. Bryant, Jr., born at Detroit, April 30, 1903, is a student in the public schools of Boise. The elder son was the only marine architect engaged on government work from all the state of Idaho. He had two years of submarine training before the United States entered the war. He learned his trade of marine architect with the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company of Seattle and on the
25th of April, 1918, he received a highly complimentary letter from Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States shipping board. On the 19th of July, 1918, he married
Miss Emma Louise Bucklin, of Port Blakeley, Washington, the youngest daughter of Nathan and Martha Bucklin, pioneers of the Puget Sound, arriving there in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bryant have a little daughter, born November 29, 1919, in Boise. In that city they now make their home, owning property at 1814 North Eighth street.
In religious faith H. H. Bryant is an Episcopalian. He belongs also to the Boise Commercial Club and he is a member of the Boise Limit Club, an organization composed of one hundred members, all of whom have purchased a thousand dollars worth the limit of War Savings stamps. Since the close of the war Mr. Bryant is planning to turn the motor car business over to his two sons and engage extensively in farming in the state of Idaho, already owning land in Canyon county. He is a firm believer in the west and its opportunities and is eager to avail himself of the advantages offered for agricultural development.
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Info from Barb (great great granddaughter) advised that the birth places of Harry's parents are incorrect and that Melvin Bryant was born in Ireland and Martha Bench was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
Harry H. Bryant, senior partner and founder of the firm of H. H. Bryant & Son, dealers in automobiles and automobile accessories and supplies in Boise, also sales agent for Boise and vicinity for the Ford Motor Car Company of Detroit, has been a resident of the capital for the past five years, having removed to this city from Seattle in 1913. Impaired health had caused him to leave Detroit, Michigan, in 1908 and establish his home in Seattle, where he was captain of different coastwise steamboats. He was born in Detroit, August 5, 1871, a son of Melvin and Martha (Bench) Bryant, both of whom have passed away. The father was born in Vermont and made farming his life work. The mother's birth occurred in Sheffield, England. They were married in Greenfield, Michigan, and both passed away in Detroit, the mother at the age of seventy-two years and the father when he had reached the eighty-second milestone on life's journey.
Harry H. Bryant was reared in his native city and supplemented the public school training which he there received by study in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. His textbooks were put aside, however, when he attained his majority and for several years thereafter he was connected with steamboating on the Great Lakes. During the eight or ten years thus occupied he filled practically every position from that of cabin boy up to engineer and captain. His health became impaired, however, and he decided to try a change of climate and sought the salt air of the Pacific coast. Accordingly in 1908 he made his way to Seattle, where he completely regained his health. He went to that city on crutches, suffering from rheumatism, and weighed but one hundred and twenty-one pounds. He is now robust and in excellent health, and his weight is now one hundred and ninety-five pounds. Mr. Bryant is a brother-in-law of Henry Ford, the noted motor car manufacturer of Detroit, Mrs. Ford being Mr. Bryant's eldest sister. At the request of Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant came to Boise in 1913 to take charge of the Ford motor agency at this place, conducting the business under the firm style of H. H. Bryant & Son, his territory covering Boise and seven Idaho counties adjacent thereto. The firm of H. H. Bryant & Son owns one of the largest and best motor car plants in Boise and also the land on which the plant stands. Their building is one hundred and fifty by one hundred and twenty-two feet and is located at the corner of Eleventh and Front streets. It is a two-story concrete building covering the whole lot and was completed in August, 1917. It is today one of the largest and best equipped garages in the west and represents an expenditure of about eightyfive thousand dollars. The entire plant is owned by Mr. Bryant and his son, Melvin B. Bryant. The firm sold thirteen hundred and seventy Ford cars in the year from August 1, 1916, to August 1, 1917. In addition to the passenger car they also sell the Ford motor truck and Fordson- tractors.
At the age of twenty-one years, in Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Bryant married Miss Nellie. Pierce, who was born at Redford, Michigan, a daughter of Alvin Pierce and a niece of Franklin Pierce, the manufacturer of the Fierce-Arrow motor cars. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have two sons, Melvin B. and Harry H., Jr. The former was born in Detroit, August 31, 1894, and was in the service of the government as a marine architect in the shipyards at Seattle during the World war. He holds a license as a steamboat engineer. Harry H. Bryant, Jr., born at Detroit, April 30, 1903, is a student in the public schools of Boise. The elder son was the only marine architect engaged on government work from all the state of Idaho. He had two years of submarine training before the United States entered the war. He learned his trade of marine architect with the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company of Seattle and on the
25th of April, 1918, he received a highly complimentary letter from Chairman Edward N. Hurley of the United States shipping board. On the 19th of July, 1918, he married
Miss Emma Louise Bucklin, of Port Blakeley, Washington, the youngest daughter of Nathan and Martha Bucklin, pioneers of the Puget Sound, arriving there in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bryant have a little daughter, born November 29, 1919, in Boise. In that city they now make their home, owning property at 1814 North Eighth street.
In religious faith H. H. Bryant is an Episcopalian. He belongs also to the Boise Commercial Club and he is a member of the Boise Limit Club, an organization composed of one hundred members, all of whom have purchased a thousand dollars worth the limit of War Savings stamps. Since the close of the war Mr. Bryant is planning to turn the motor car business over to his two sons and engage extensively in farming in the state of Idaho, already owning land in Canyon county. He is a firm believer in the west and its opportunities and is eager to avail himself of the advantages offered for agricultural development.
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Info from Barb (great great granddaughter) advised that the birth places of Harry's parents are incorrect and that Melvin Bryant was born in Ireland and Martha Bench was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
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