Daniel Bryan (Virginia politician)

Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan
Postmaster of Alexandria, Virginia
	In office; April 8, 1821 – 1853
Preceded by	Josiah Watson
Succeeded by	Turner W. Ashby
Virginia State Senator
	In office; 1818–1821
Personal details
Born	1789; Rockingham County, Virginia
Died	December 22, 1866; Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Davenport (m. 1815; died 1816); Mary Thomas Barbour (m. 1818)
Children	5 (including Thomas Barbour Bryan)
Relatives	James Barbour (brother-in-law); Philip P. Barbour (brother-in-law); Thomas Barbour (father-in-law); Charles Page Bryan (grandson) ; Barbour Lathrop (grandson); Bryan Lathrop (grandson); Florence Lathrop Field Page (granddaughter); Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne (granddaughter)

Daniel Bryan (1789 – December 22, 1866) was an American politician, abolitionist, lawyer, poet, and postmaster who served in the Senate of Virginia from 1818 to 1820 and as postmaster of Alexandria, Virginia for more than three decades.

Bryan married into the prestigious Barbour family in his second marriage.

^ ^a ^b "The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Alexandria, Virginia". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America". United States Senate. 1887. p. 66. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States. United States Senate. 1887. p. 387.

[graveyard-1] "The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Alexandria, Virginia". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[2] "Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America". United States Senate. 1887. p. 66. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[3] Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States. United States Senate. 1887. p. 387.

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Daniel Bryan

Postmaster of Alexandria, Virginia
In office April 8, 1821 – 1853
Preceded by	Josiah Watson^[1]
Succeeded by	Turner W. Ashby^[1]^[2]^[3]
Virginia State Senator
In office 1818–1821

Personal details
Born	1789 Rockingham County, Virginia
Died	December 22, 1866 Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Davenport (m. 1815; died 1816) Mary Thomas Barbour (m. 1818)
Children	5 (including Thomas Barbour Bryan)
Relatives	James Barbour (brother-in-law) Philip P. Barbour (brother-in-law) Thomas Barbour (father-in-law) Charles Page Bryan (grandson) Barbour Lathrop (grandson) Bryan Lathrop (grandson) Florence Lathrop Field Page (granddaughter) Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne (granddaughter)