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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He served in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895 and as the Secretary of State under ...
5 days ago · William Jennings Bryan (born March 19, 1860, Salem, Illinois, U.S.—died July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tennessee) was a Democratic and Populist leader and a magnetic orator who ran unsuccessfully three times for the U.S. presidency (1896, 1900, and 1908).
Dec 15, 2009 · William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was a populist and a Nebraska congressman. He ran for president as a Democrat in 1896 but was defeated by Republican William McKinley.
William Jennings Bryan, 41st Secretary of State. Rise to Prominence. Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois on March 19, 1860. He graduated from Illinois College in 1881 (A.M. 1884), and from the Union College of Law in 1883. He was ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Cross of Gold speech, classic of American political oratory that was delivered by William Jennings Bryan during the platform debate at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Bryan’s plea for the coinage of silver so electrified the convention that it made him the Democratic candidate for president.
May 29, 2018 · 7 William Jennings Bryan. Undelivered Closing Statement from the Scopes Trial Published in 1925. The 1920s was a period of great change in the United States, and the changes made some people uncomfortable.The clash between traditional values, especially religious fundamentalism (a strict form of Christianity based on the belief that the events in the Bible are true, rather than stories told to ...
William Jennings Bryan, (born March 19, 1860, Salem, Ill., U.S.—died July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tenn.), U.S.
Born in 1860 in Salem, Illinois, William Jennings Bryan graduated from Illinois College in 1881 and from the Union College of Law in 1883. After a brief career in law, Bryan entered Congress as a Representative for Nebraska in 1890 and served until 1895. Upon returning to Nebraska he became an editor for the Omaha World-Herald . In 1896, Bryan made his famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the ...
William Jennings Bryan fused Populist rhetoric and policies with a new Democratic coalition. In the process became one of Nebraska’s — and the nation’s — favorite sons. But, like many early Nebraskans, he was born somewhere else — in Illinois in 1860. His father was a lawyer and local politician.
William Jennings Bryan, 1913. Courtesy: Library of Congress. Before Woodrow Wilson became the standard bearer for the Democratic Party, that honor belonged to William Jennings Bryan, known both ...
