John Bryson (Canadian politician)

John Bryson (November 30, 1849 – January 20, 1896) was a Quebec lumberman, farmer and political figure. He represented Pontiac in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1891 and from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative Party of Canada member.[1]

He was born in Fort Coulonge, Canada East,[1] the son of George Bryson, Sr. and Robina Cobb.[2] In 1874, he married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Bryson.[3] Bryson was mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract from 1882 to 1889 and mayor of Fort Coulonge from 1889 to 1890.[4] He was defeated when he ran for reelection provincially in 1891 by Thomas Murray but, following an appeal of the election results, won the by-election held in 1892.[1] Bryson died in office at the age of 46.

His brother George served as a member of the province's Legislative Council.

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Pontiac
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Murray	1,100	41.01	+4.52
	Unknown	H.M. McLean	795	29.64
	Conservative	John Bryson	787	29.34	-34.16
Total valid votes			2,682	100.00

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Pontiac
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bryson	1,681	63.51	+17.40
	Liberal	Thomas Craig	966	36.49
Total valid votes			2,647	100.00

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Pontiac
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bryson	1,047	46.10	-7.95
	Unknown	N. McCuaig	931	41.00
	Unknown	W. Somerville	293	12.90
Total valid votes			2,271	100.00

References

1. John Bryson – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
3. The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887, JA Gemmill
4. Répertoire des élus municipaux en Outaouais 1845 à 1975