John Bryson

John Bryson (June 20, 1819 – October 11, 1907) was an American businessman who served as the 19th Mayor of Los Angeles from December 10, 1888, to February 25, 1889.

Known as "Uncle John", he worked as a cabinetmaker before becoming involved in the Los Angeles real estate business.

Biography On June 20, 1819, John Bryson was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He had twelve siblings.

Bryson was trained as an apprentice cabinetmaker and worked as a journeyman. In the 1840s, he moved with his wife Emeline Sentman to Ohio and began his own carpentry business. They moved to Muscatine, Iowa, in 1851 before relocating five years later to Washington County, Iowa. While there, he became involved in the lumber business and built his own hotel.

On 11 October 1907, Bryson died at his Los Angeles house.

Children Bryson and his wife had several children, including: John M. Bryson (died March 27, 1915), businessman in the lumber and real estate business Isaac H. Bryson James F. Bryson Margaret Bryson