The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . s education in an ordi-nary common school, and afterward turned his at-tention to printing. At seventeen he commenced atthe case in Bay, where he remained till , he worked three years in Fond du Lac; nextengaged in Milwaukee, and there set up the first number of the Sentinel. In January, 1853, hesettled in Appleton, and on the 24th of the followingFebruary started the Appleton Crescent, and hasbeen its editor ever since that date, except duringshort intervals when ab
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . s education in an ordi-nary common school, and afterward turned his at-tention to printing. At seventeen he commenced atthe case in Bay, where he remained till , he worked three years in Fond du Lac; nextengaged in Milwaukee, and there set up the first number of the Sentinel. In January, 1853, hesettled in Appleton, and on the 24th of the followingFebruary started the Appleton Crescent, and hasbeen its editor ever since that date, except duringshort intervals when absent on military or officialduties. On the 4th of January, 1862, Mr. Ryan wasmustered into the service as a private in the 3dRegiment Wisconsin Cavalry; soon became quarter-master-sergeant, and remained in the field untilJanuary, 1864. Returning to Appleton he resumedhis editorial duties on the Crescent, wielding hispen with unabated vigor. As a writer he is quick,pungent and forcible, and is widely known andhighly respected among the journalists of Wisconsin. Mr. Ryan has diversified talents, and has held. THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. 425 several important offices since he settled in Outa-gamie county. He has been clerk of the court twoterms, county judge two terms, member of the gen-eral assembly one term (1865). During the lastfour years he has been justice of the peace, and be-sides is engaged to some extent in other a business man he is prompt, energetic and up-right, and has attained an enviable success. In politics, Mr. Ryan was formerly a whig. Onthe dissolution of that party he became a democrat,and was a presidential elector on the democraticticket in 1868 and 1876, and is a very influentialman in the party. In Odd-Fellowship he is also prominent. Hasbeen grand master of the State, and for four yearsrepresented the order in the Orand I,odge of theUnited States. He attends the services of the Con-gregational church. He has had three wives a
Size: 1584px × 1578px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookidunitedstates, bookyear1877
