Hugh O'Bryant | |
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| 1st Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
| In office April 1851 – April 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | A. C. Bonnell |
| Member of the Washington Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1866–1869 | |
| Constituency | Walla Walla County |
| President of the Oregon Territorial Council | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Preceded by | A. P. Dennison |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Luther Elkins as President of the Oregon State Senate) |
| Member of the Oregon Territorial Council | |
| In office 1855–1859 | |
| Constituency | Umpqua, Douglas, and Coos Counties |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1813 Franklin County, Georgia, United States |
| Died | January 9, 1883 (aged 69) Merced County, California, United States[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Independent (before 1855) Democratic (after 1855) |
| Spouse | Matilda Doddridge Walter |
| Children | 7 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1848 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Cayuse War |
Hugh Donaldson O'Bryant (1813–1883) was an American politician who served as the first mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1851 to 1852. He later served as the President of the Oregon Territory Council, and as a member of the Washington Territorial Legislature.
- ^ Census records are the only way to track down O'Bryant in his later life. Lansing states that O'Bryant shows up in the 1880 census records in Merced County, California. However, nobody by the last name of O'Bryant shows up in the 1890 census in California, Oregon, or Washington.