John Henry Ryan (1865 - 1943) was a businessman, newspaperman, and state legislator in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2] He lived in Tacoma, Washington. He was a member of the NAACP.[3] He was elected as a member of three different political parties.

He and his wife published The Weekly and then The Forum newspapers.[4]

In 1889, William Owen Bush became the first African American to serve in Washington’s legislature, serving at its inaugural session. Charles Stokes was elected to the legislature in the early 1950s.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Ryan, John Henry (1865-1943) and Ella (1866-?)". www.historylink.org.
  2. ↑ "Ella & John Ryan •". January 21, 2007.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Quintard (June 7, 2022). The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle's Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295750651 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Hornsby, Alton (August 31, 2011). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313341120 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Charles Stokes becomes Washington". www.historylink.org.
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