John Henry Ryan
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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.
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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]