About John Henry Ryan
Lived 1865 – 1943 (aged 77–78). John Henry Ryan was a businessperson.
John Henry Ryan (1865 - 1943) was a businessman, newspaperman, and state legislator in the U.S. state of Washington. He was a member of the NAACP.
Ryan and his wife, Ella, published The Weekly and then The Forum newspapers.
Biography He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio and was one of 12 children born to George R. and Mary Elizabeth (Gatliffe) Ryan.
Ryan would serve in the 38th district from 1921 to 1925, and again from 1931 to 1933 as a Republican. He then served in the Washington State Senate for the 28th district from 1933 to 1937 as a Democrat. In that session, he opposed a proposed bill that would require fingerprinting vagrants. Ryan served in the House again for the 28th district from 1941 to 1932.
He changed his name to Senator J. H. Ryan. He published Ryan's Weekly.
Ryan died on January 20, 1943, in a private nursing home.
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