Biography:

Clergyman, teacher. Born– March 21, 1863, Kingstree, S.C. Parents– John P. and Mary Malissa Savage Bryan. Married–Leonora Clayton Howze, 1891.  Children– seven.  Education– University of North Carolina, B.A., 1885; Princeton Theological Seminary, B. D.,  1889. Taught at Gastonia Female Institute, 1884-1885. Supply minister in Birmingham, summer of 1888. Ordained, August 4, 1889.  Pastor, Third Presbyterian Church, 1889-1941. Known as “Brother Bryan” for his service to the poor and homeless. Advocated for prohibition and civil rights. City of Birmingham placed a statue of Brother Bryan by George Bridges in Five Points South. Bryan Mission, Bryan Park,  and Bryan Presbyterian Church in Birmingham were named in his honor.  Elected to the Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame, 2001.  Died January 28, 1941.

Source:

Hunter B. Blakeley’s Religion in Shoes.; bhamwiki

Publication(s):

A Collection of My Sermons. Birmingham, Ala.; Author, 1927.