John Walker Ryon

John Walker Ryon ( born March 4, 1825 Elkland, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, † March 12, 1901 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Ryon attended the public schools of his home, the Millville Academy in New York State and the Wellsboro Academy in Pennsylvania. After studying law and his 1847 was admitted to the bar he began in Lawrenceville to work in this profession. Between 1850 and 1856 he was district attorney in Tioga County. During the Civil War he was involved in setting up a company for a regiment in the army of the Union. After that, he was paymaster of the reserve corps of the State of Pennsylvania troops. Then he moved to Pottsville, where he practiced law.

Politically Ryon was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1878 he was in the 13th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James Bernard Reilly on March 4, 1879. Until March 3, 1881, he was able to complete a term in Congress.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Reilly operated again as a lawyer. He was also active in various other industries. Among other things, he operated a flour mill and was director of the Pottsville Gas Company. For some years he also served as president of the Pennsylvania National Bank. He died on March 12, 1901 in Pottsville.