Background
Ryan, Michael J. was born on June 13, 1862 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Margaret (Howden) Ryan.
Ryan, Michael J. was born on June 13, 1862 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Margaret (Howden) Ryan.
Educated Louisiana Salle College, Philadelphia.
Began practice at Philadelphia, 1884. City solicitor (Corporate Counsel), Philadelphia, 1911-1916. Public service commissioner of Pennsylvania by appointment of governor of Pennsylvania, January 1916-February 1919.
President Girard Avenue Title & Trust Company, 1907-1931.
Trustee Temple University, Philadelphia, Dental College, and Samaritan Hospital, 1908-1928.
Member of committee of three, representing Friends of Ireland in the United States, at World Peace Conference, Paris, 1919. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association. Club: Clover.
Married Eleanor Kemper, June 9, 1886.