John Stewart Bryan

John Stewart Bryan (October 23, 1871 October 16, 1944) was an American newspaper publisher, attorney, and college president. He was the nineteenth president of the College of William and Mary, serving from 1934 to 1942. He also served as the fourth American chancellor of the college from 1942 to 1944.

John Stewart Bryan
Bryan pictured in The Colonial Echo 1935, William and Mary yearbook
17th Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
In office
1942–1944
Preceded byHugh Blair Grigsby (1881)
Succeeded byColgate Darden (1946)
19th President of the College of William & Mary
In office
1934–1942
Preceded byJ. A. C. Chandler
Succeeded byJohn Edwin Pomfret
Personal details
Born(1871-10-23)October 23, 1871
Henrico County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1944(1944-10-16) (aged 72)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Virginia (AB)
Harvard University (LLB)

Prior to his service as president of the College of William and Mary, Bryan served as the publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association.

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