William P. Bryant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William P. Bryant

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1806

Place of Birth: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1860

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William P.
Bryant (August 3, 1806 – October 10, 1860) was an American jurist from Kentucky.
He served as the first Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the Oregon Territory.
United States President James K.
Polk appointed Bryant, of Indiana, to the court once the Oregon Territory was established in 1848.
In Indiana he served in both houses of the Indiana General Assembly and was a county judge.
Bryant also fought in the Black Hawk War against Native Americans.