William Ryan (53rd Congress) explained

William Ryan
Assembly:	New York State
Constituency Am:	Westchester County, 2nd District
Term Start:	1891
Term End:	1892
Predecessor:	Bradford Rhodes
Successor:	Alfred Hennen Morris
State2:	New York
District2:	16th
Term Start2:	March 4, 1893
Term End2:	March 3, 1895
Predecessor2:	John H. Ketcham
Successor2:	Benjamin L. Fairchild
Birth Date:	8 March 1840
Birth Place:	County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:	Crescent City, Florida, U.S.
Resting Place:	St. Mary's Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Party:	Democratic

William Ryan (March 8, 1840February 18, 1925) was an American banker and businessman who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1893 1895.

Biography

Born in County Tipperary in Ireland (then a part of the U.K.) on March 8, 1840, Ryan immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich (now Greenwich, Connecticut) in 1844. He attended the local schools, worked on farms near Greenwich and taught school. In the spring of 1859, he went to the Rocky Mountains and engaged in prospecting and mining until 1861, when he settled in Port Chester, New York. Ryan was a successful farmer, merchant and banker.^{[1] [2]}

Political career

A Democrat, he served in local office including school board member.^[3] He was Town Supervisor of Rye from 1883 to 1885.^[4] In 1886, he was appointed Undersheriff of Westchester County and he served until 1889.^{[5] [6]} He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 2nd D.) in 1891 and 1892.^{[7] [8]}

Ryan was elected to the 53rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895.^[9]

Later career

Ryan resumed his business interests after leaving Congress, including serving as President of the Port Chester Savings Bank and operating a Florida ranch that produced oranges.^[10] He also served as President of the Village of Port Chester.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Death and burial

Ryan died in Crescent City, Florida on February 18, 1925.^[14] He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery in Greenwich.^[15]

Notes and References

1. [James Hilton Manning]
2. New York Times, The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual, 1890, page 138
3. John Thomas Scharf, History of Westchester County: New York, Volume 2, 1886, pages 708-709
4. Westchester County Board of Legislators, Proceedings of the County Board of Legislators of Westchester County, N.Y., 1895, page 662
5. John Thomas Scharf, editor, History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 1, 1886, page 656
6. Henry Townsend Smith, compiler, Manual of Westchester County, Past and Present: Civil List to Date, 1898, page 109
7. New York State Legislative Bill Drafting Commission, Laws of the State of New York, 1891, page viii
8. [William Richard Cutter]
9. United States Congress, A Biographical Congressional Directory, 1913, page 349
10. New York State Legislature, Legislative Documents, Volume 2, 1921, page 306
11. Port Chester Journal, De Witt H. Lyon New President, February 9, 1909
12. James Hilton Manning, Century of American Savings Banks, page 219
13. Port Chester Journal, Hon. William Ryan, January 1913
14. St. Petersburg Independent, Crescent City Visitor Dyes: Eyan, 85, Former Congressman from new York is Dead, February 19, 1925
15. Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 1998, page 250