John F. Ryan

John F. Ryan
37th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office December 4, 1901 – January 10, 1906
Preceded by	Edward W. Saunders
Succeeded by	William D. Cardwell
In office March 3, 1894 – December 6, 1899
Preceded by	Richard H. Cardwell
Succeeded by	Edward W. Saunders
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County
In office December 5, 1883 – January 10, 1906
Preceded by	George E. Plaster
Succeeded by	Fenton M. Love
Personal details
Born	John Franklin Ryan November 9, 1848 Loudoun, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1936 (aged 88) Arcola, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

John Franklin Ryan (November 9, 1848 – November 30, 1936) was a Virginia politician. He represented Loudoun County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1894 until 1899, and again from 1901 until 1906.

Ryan's namesake was involved in a controversial naming of a Loudoun County Virginia School and was identified as possibly playing a hand in Virginia's Jim Crow-era segregation laws.,^[1] though that has not been definitely established.

References

1. segregation laws

• List of former Speakers of the House of Delegates, in the old House chamber in the Virginia State Capitol
• Loudoun’s NAACP stands against new school name

External links

• John F. Ryan at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007
• John F. Ryan at Find a Grave