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Nathan D. Bryant

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Nathan D. Bryant
Born(1869-11-28)November 28, 1869
DiedJanuary 25, 1949(1949-01-25) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHayward College
Occupation(s)educator, politician
Known formember, Illinois House of Representatives
Notable workhead of agriculture education at Lindsey Wilson College
Political partyPopulist

Nathan D. Bryant (November 28, 1869 – January 25, 1949) was an American educator and politician. He served as a Populist member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Biography

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Nathan D. Bryant was born in Gallatin County, Illinois on November 28, 1869. He taught school for a seven-year period with an interruption to attend Hayward College in Fairfield, Illinois. At age 21, he was elected the town clerk for his native town of Omaha, Illinois. He ran for Gallatin County Superintendent of Schools as the nominee of the Populist Party, but lost. In the 1896 general election, he was elected, as a Populist, on a Democratic-Populist fusion ticket. During his time in the General Assembly, he was a member of the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association.[1] He was not reelected to the Illinois House. He returned to education.

He died on January 25, 1949. At the time of his death, he was the head of agriculture education at Lindsey Wilson College.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Official directory of the General Assembly of Illinois 1897. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 56. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Educator Dies". The Decatur Daily Review. January 26, 1949 – via Newspapers.com.