Henry Hunter Bryan


Henry Hunter Bryan was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Bryan was born in Martin County, North Carolina and attended grammar and high school there. After he moved to Tennessee, he held several local offices. He married Elizabeth Ann Averett, daughter of Jesse Averett and Mary Grimes, in 1804.

Career

Bryan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1819 to March 3, 1821. Although he had been re-elected to the Seventeenth Congress, he did not take the seat because he did not qualify.

Death

Bryan was a member of the Freemasons. He died in Montgomery County, Tennessee, on May 7, 1835. The location of his interment is unknown. His brother, Joseph Hunter Bryan, was also a U.S. Representative from the state of North Carolina.