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Peter W. Bryant

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Peter W. Bryant (born October 18, 1853 - July 30, 1912) was a lawyer and judge in Tampa, Florida. He was African American.[1]

Bryant graduated from Howard University. He served as a justice of the peace in Hillsborough County from 1877 until 1881.[2] Bryant was one of many African American public officials and elected representatives in Tampa and Florida during that era.[3] Henry Brumick, also African American, served on Tampa's city council from 1876 until 1877.[2]

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  1. ^ "Info". www.floridamemory.comaccess-date=2021-01-06.
  2. ^ a b Florida's Black Public Officials 1867 - 1924 by Canter Brown Jr. page 78
  3. ^ "Political history of blacks fills pages". Tampa Bay Times.