George Bryan served as the first vice-president of Pennsylvania and its second president following the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
14 Facts About George Bryan
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George Bryan was an early abolitionist and sponsored the bill which helped bring about abolition in Philadelphia.
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George Bryan served as a judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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George Bryan emigrated to Philadelphia in 1752 to join a business partnership arranged by his father.
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That partnership soon came to an end, but George Bryan went on to become a successful businessman, both as a retailer and as an importer and exporter.
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George Bryan's son, Samuel Bryan was a Pennsylvanian Anti-Federalist author.
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George Bryan was inducted into the original American Philosophical Society around 1758.
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George Bryan was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and during the late 1750s and early 1760s tried to mediate a conflict that had arisen between two opposing factions of that denomination during the Great Awakening.
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George Bryan was considered a "radical" regarding the issue of Independence, and as such is listed in the company of such men as Thomas Paine.
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Some sources consider George Bryan to have been merely the Acting President during the seven months that followed.
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An early abolitionist, George Bryan believed that slavery was a moral disgrace, and he authored the first legislation in history to abolish the practice.
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University records are not clear on this issue, but it is certain that, after leaving the Vice-Presidency in 1779, George Bryan was appointed a Trustee in his own right, and served that body until his death in 1791.
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George Bryan was Treasurer of the Board from 1779 to 1788.
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George Bryan is interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Section C, Lot 13, Philadelphia PA.