William Bryan was a Brigadier General over the New Bern District Brigade in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution. He was also active in North Carolina politics and was a delegate to North Carolina's Third Provincial Congress in Hillsborough in August 1775 and represented Johnston County, North Carolina in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1778–1779.
- Occupation
- military leader, politician
- Position held
- member of the North Carolina House of Commons
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1724
- Died
