William james bryan biography of william
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William James Bryan
American politician (1876–1908)
William James Bryan (October 10, 1876 – March 22, 1908) was an American politician, attorney, and prosecutor who was a DemocraticU.S. Senator from the American state of Florida. Bryan's stint in the Senate was brief, having been appointed to fill a vacancy the day after Christmas of 1907 — less than three months before his own death at the age of 31.
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]William James Bryan was born in Fort Mason, FloridaOrange County, Florida, (now Lake County, Florida) on October 10, 1876. He was the son of a planter named John Milton Bryan and his wife, the former Louise Margaret Norton.[1] Bryan counted one of his great, great grandfathers as an early pioneer from England to the Province of North Carolina.[1] His grandfather had first moved from North Carolina to Florida and his father had become prominent in the politics of the state.[1]
Bryan attended public
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William Jennings Bryan
''Billy'', as his friends knew him, was born at 408 South Broadway March 19, 1860. William Jennings Bryan was the son of Judge Silas M. and Maria E. (Jennings) Bryan. Silas was a teacher, lawyer, school superintendent, state senator and circuit court judge. As a devout Baptist, he would pray to God for assistance before he made a decision. William was a great orator, lawyer, congressman, newspaper editor, lecturer, presidential candidate nominee in 1896 and 1900 against McKinley and 1908 against Taft. 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 by appointment only. Please contact City Hall through this website, email, or call (618) 548-2222 x.10 to set up a tour. Visit the William Jennings Bryan Birthplace Museum webpage for more information.
The Statue of William Jennings Bryan was created by Gutzon Borglum, famed sculptor of Mt. Rushmore. I
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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925)
William Jennings Bryan - People - Department History
Introduction
President Woodrow Wilson appointed William Jennings Bryan sekreterare of State on March 5, 1913. He entered into duty the same day and served as Secretary until his resignation on June 9, 1915.
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 lag in 1883. He was admitted to the Illinois State dryckesställe in 1883 and practiced law in Jacksonville, Illinois prior to moving to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1887.
Bryan won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1890 and served until 1895, championing Populist causes such as the free coinage of silver, national income tax, and direct election of Senators. After mounting an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 1894, Bryan returned to