John F. Ryan | |
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37th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office December 4, 1901 – January 10, 1906 |
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Preceded by | Edward W. Saunders |
Succeeded by | William D. Cardwell |
In office March 3, 1894 – December 6, 1899 |
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Preceded by | Richard H. Cardwell |
Succeeded by | Edward W. Saunders |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County | |
In office December 5, 1883 – January 10, 1906 |
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Preceded by | George E. Plaster |
Succeeded by | Fenton M. Love |
Personal details | |
Born |
John Franklin Ryan November 9, 1848 Loudoun, Virginia, U.S. |
Died |
November 30, 1936 (aged 88) Arcola, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
John Franklin Ryan (November 9, 1848 – November 30, 1936) was a Virginia politician. He represented Loudoun County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1894 until 1899, and again from 1901 until 1906.
Ryan's namesake was involved in a controversial naming of a Loudoun County Virginia School and was identified as possibly playing a hand in Virginia's Jim Crow-era segregation laws., though that has not been definitely established.