Nathan Bryan (1748 – June 4, 1798) was a two-term U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving from 1795 to 1798 when he died in office. He had previously been a Revolutionary War leader. Early life Bryan was born in Craven County, North Carolina (present-day Jones County) in 1748. Political career He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1787 and from 1791 to 1794. In 1794, Bryan, a Republican, was elected to the 4th United States Congress and re-elected to the 5th U.S. Congress; he died in office on June 4, 1798 in Philadelphia, where he is buried. Nathan served as a delegate from Craven County in the 1788 Hillsborough Convention that met to debate the United States Constitution. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References 1748 births 1798 deaths Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives People from Jones County, North Carolina Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 18th-century American politicians