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Dec 15, 2009 · William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), the U.S. congressman from Nebraska, three-time presidential nominee and secretary of state, emerged near the end of the 19th century as a leading voice...
4 days ago · William Jennings Bryan was an American Democratic and Populist leader and a magnetic orator who unsuccessfully ran three times for the U.S. presidency (1896, 1900, and 1908). He was influential in the adoption of such reforms as the popular election of senators, income tax , the creation of the Department of Labor , Prohibition , and women’s ...
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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.
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Cross of Gold speech, classic of American political oratory delivered on July 8, 1896, by William Jennings Bryan in closing the debate on the party platform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago during the campaign for the presidential election of 1896.
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May 29, 2018 · People. History. U.S. History: Biographies. William Jennings Bryan. Bryan, William Jennings. views 3,282,198 updated May 29 2018. William Jennings Bryan. Born March 19, 1860 (Salem, Illinois) Died July 26, 1925 (Dayton, Ohio) Lawyer and politician. " [It is] better to trust in the Rock of Ages [Christianity] than to learn the ages or rocks."
Feb 28, 2018 · William Jennings Bryan, born on March 19, 1860 in Salem, Illinois, was the dominant politician in the Democratic Party from the late 19 th century to the early 20 th century. He was nominated for the presidency three times, and his populist leanings and tireless stumping transformed political campaigning in this country.
Nov 17, 2017 · The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made...
