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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.
Feb 7, 2006 · An illuminating and dramatic biography of William Jennings Bryan that restores him to his place of importance in American history – as a hero and leader of the Christian left. Bryan is remembered today mostly as the fundamentalist voice in the 1925 Scopes trial. But as Michael Kazin makes clear, he was a man of exceptional accomplishment.
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), a leader of the American populist movement and a dominant force within the Democratic Party, was born on 19 March 1860 in Salem, Illinois. Throughout his decades-long political career, Bryan repeatedly championed populist causes such as the free coinage of silver, a national income tax, and the direct election of senators.
Jul 26, 2023 · William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) was a prominent progressive politician and American statesman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the final years of his life, his defense of Christian fundamentalism in the famous Scopes monkey trial of 1925 clashed with the First Amendment’s prohibition of state sponsorship of religion.
William Jennings Bryan est le fils aîné de Silas Bryan, un riche fermier de l'Illinois et juge, et de Mariah Bryan [1].. Après avoir obtenu son diplôme de juriste à la Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (en) [2], il exerce sa profession d'avocat à Jacksonville avant d'emménager à Lincoln (Nebraska) [3].
William Jennings Bryan (19. března 1860, Salem, Illinois, USA – 26. července 1925, Dayton, Tennessee, USA) byl americký právník a politik, který byl v letech 1896, 1900 a 1908 kandidátem Demokratické strany na prezidenta Spojených států. Byl 41.
William Jennings Bryan was born in rural Salem, Illinois, in 1860.His father, Silas Bryan, was a Jacksonian Democrat, judge, lawyer, and local party activist. As a judge's son, the younger Bryan had ample opportunity to observe the art of speechmaking in courtrooms, political rallies, and at church and revival meetings.
