George Bryson Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Bryson Jr.

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1852

Date of Death: 08-May-1937

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About George Bryson Jr.

  • George Bryson (July 20, 1852 – May 8, 1937) was a Quebec lumber merchant and political figure.
  • He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Inkerman division from 1887 to 1937 as a Liberal member. He was born in Fort-Coulonge, the son of George Bryson and Robina Cobb, and was educated at the British American Commercial College in Toronto and the Montreal Military College.
  • Bryson was a director for the Bank of Ottawa (later the Bank of Nova Scotia).
  • In 1875, he married Helen, the daughter of James Craig, an Ontario MPP.
  • Bryson was mayor of Mansfield and Pontefract from 1891 to 1892 and from 1894 to 1895.
  • He was named a minister without portfolio in the province's cabinet in 1931 and became government leader for the Legislative Council in 1932.
  • He died in office in Ottawa at the age of 84.

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