The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-31
well Known Copper Country Man
Succumbs to Long illness
This Morning
DEMOCRATIC co. CHAIRMAN
Was Director Of Copper Country
National Banks
Brilliant Political and Business Career
Cut Short by Death. Well
Known Orator.

Word was received I'm Calumet to-
day of the death at the Sacred Heart
Sanitarium at Milwaukee this morn
ing. OF Edward Ryan. for years one or
the foremost residents OF this section.
Mr. Ryan had not been in good health
FOR some time and about two months
ago entered the sanitarinm for treat
ment. 1t was not known. however that
his condition was serious and the new.
OF his demise was received with con
siderable surprise and genuine re-
gret.
Mr. Ryan was born on June 2l. 1876
I at Hancock, the son OF the late Ed
ward Ryan, pioneer merchant of the
upper peninsula. who died in 1900. AT
the time of Mr.. Ryan's birth. his faith,
er was in attendance at the National
Democratic convention at st. Louis.
which nominated Samuel ]. TiDden for
the presidency. as delegate at large
from the state Of Michigan.
The deceased was educated in tha
! Hancock high school, and for one year
after his graduation from that school
attended the high school at Denver,
where he likewise received a diploma.
While at Denver, he met Miss Gather
inc White, daughter of ID. G. White.
dramatic editor of the Denver News.
who later became his Wife While he
resided in that city, Mr.. Ryan was the
guest of Will Ryan, brother of John
ID. Ryan. the well known head of the
Amalgamated Copper company
Active Democratic Leader.
Like his father, Edward Ryan early
evinced a fohdness for politics, and
soon after ne reoched MS majority. he
| became one OF the active leaders of the
Democratic party in this county. Sew
eral times he was a candidate for i'm
portant political offices. and while the
natural Republican majority in
Houghton county prevented the sue
cessful issue of his candidacy, his per
sonal popularity is indicated by the
fact that he usually ran far ahead OF
his ticket. Mr. Ryan was Democratic
county chairman of Houghton county
for several years, he having been
prominent in conducting the campaign
OF James ]. Byers for the office OF
sheriff of Houghton county three years
ago, campaign which resulted sue
cessfully. Mr.. Ryan's resignation as
county chairman was received only
two weeks ago. he having realized at
that time his inability to take an ac-1
tive part in future political struggles
in this section
Mr.. Ryan several times represented
the Democrats of Houghton county at
state conventions and in 1908, ne was
named delegate at large to the ma
tional convention at st. Louis. assist
ing in the nomination Of w. ]. Bryan
for the presidency. He was n brini-
ant young orator and possessed a
masterful command of the English
language. His sparkling wit made
him popular as an after dinner
speaker fA
Took Up Study Of Law.
Upon the death of his father in 1900.
Mr.. Ryan assumed 10 a large extent
the responsibility of the management
of the Ryan Estate. conducting the
stores at Hancock and Calumet which
were founded in 1861. The Calumet
business was conducted up to 1906.
when the Glass Block Store Co. took
over the stand. Mr.. Ryan was a di-
rector of the First National bank OF
Calumet and of the First National
bank of Hancock. and was likewise in
terested iR copper country mining ven-
lures.
In the fall of 1909. Mr. Ryan left
Calumet and took up his residence in
Detroit where he entered the Detroit
College of Law with a view to pre-
pairing for professional career The
condition Of his health made il neces-
sary for him To give up his studies
after about one year and he returned
to the copper country. where he spent
a short time For some time last sum-
mer. he studied law privately at the
office of A. w. Kerr OF Calumet. Early
last faai he went to Milwaukee and a
short time later entered the Sacred
Heart Sanitarium for treatment
Besides his wife. who has been az
Denver for some time. and one sou.
Edward Mr. Ryan leaves three sis
ters and one brother. The sisters are
Mrs. John II. Hicol of Hancock. Mrs.
Harry b. Byrne OF Butte and Mrs.
Frank Barton OF Danville, III. VIII ].
Ryan of Hancock is the only surviving
brother. Another brother. Thomas J.
Ryan died about one year ago.
Prominent Fraternity Man.
Mr. RYAN was n member of Division
No 1, A. O. ". OF Hancock. the Ham
cock Council. knights Of Columbus and
the Han, ock lodge OF Eiks.
Mrs Ryan left Denver today for
Milwaukee. where she will be met by
other relatives. The remains may he
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