William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the Democratic Party.

1896 presidential campaign · Silas Bryan · Ruth Bryan Owen · Cross of Gold speech

President Woodrow Wilson selected Bryan, one of the elder statesmen of the Democratic Party, as his Secretary of State following the 1912 presidential election.

Nov 11, 2024 · William Jennings Bryan, Populist leader and orator who ran unsuccessfully three times for U.S. president (1896, 1900, and 1908).

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 — ...

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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 ...

BRYAN, William Jennings, (father of Ruth Bryan Owen), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., March 19, 1860; attended the ...

William Jennings Bryan was also Secretary of State for President Woodrow Wilson. Bryan's birth home is on the National Register of Historical Places. It is open ...

Born in 1860 in Salem, Illinois, William Jennings Bryan graduated from Illinois College in 1881 and from the Union College of Law in 1883.

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 ...