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John Bryson

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American businessman (1943-2025)

United StatesFoundersLived 1943 to 2025 · aged 81
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John Edgar Bryson was an American businessman, lawyer and politician. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 2011 until 2012, the 37th person to hold the post since its establishment in 1913.

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Then-Secretary Bryson, along with President Barack Obama and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk at a press conference in the rose garden of the White House in March 2012.Then-Secretary Bryson, along with President Barack Obama and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk at a press conference in the rose garden of the White House in March 2012.

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Edward Johnson, III48.2Leonard Bosack48.2Carl Haas48.2Steven F. Udvar-Hazy48.2George Dunton Widener48.2William Verity48.1

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John Edgar Bryson was an American businessman, lawyer and politician. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 2011 until 2012, the 37th person to hold the post since its establishment in 1913. He took a leave of absence in June 2012 after a pair of vehicular accidents related to seizures and subsequently resigned. Previously he was chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and director of The Boeing Company. He co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council with fellow Yale alumni in 1970.

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Lived 1943 to 2025 · aged 81
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