Bryan,William Jennings

Bryan,William Jennings
Bryan, William Jennings. Called “the Great Commoner” or “the Boy Orator of the Platte.” 1860-1925.
American lawyer and politician who campaigned unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1896, 1900, and 1908. He is famous for his impassioned “Cross of Gold” speech advocating free silver (1896) and for his defense of fundamentalism in the Scopes trial (1925).

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  • Bryan, William Jennings — born March 19, 1860, Salem, Ill., U.S. died July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tenn. U.S. politician and orator. He practiced law at Jacksonville, Ill. (1883–87), before moving to Lincoln, Neb., where he was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1890. In the U.S.… …   Universalium

  • Bryan, William Jennings — (19 mar. 1860, Salem, Ill EE.UU. –26 jul. 1925, Dayton, Tenn.). Político y orador estadounidense. Ejerció como abogado en Jacksonville, Ill 883–87), antes de trasladarse a Lincoln, Neb., donde fue elegido miembro del Congreso de EE.UU. en 1890.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • BRYAN, WILLIAM JENNINGS —    American statesman, born in Salem, Illinois; bred to the bar and practised at it; entered Congress in 1890 as an extreme Free Silver man; lost his seat from his uncompromising views on that question; was twice nominated for the Presidency in… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • William Jennings Bryan House — Infobox nrhp | name =William Jennings Bryan House nrhp type = nhl caption = location= 4900 Sumner St., Lincoln, Nebraska lat degrees = 40 lat minutes = 47 lat seconds = 45 lat direction = N long degrees = 96 long minutes = 39 long seconds = 5… …   Wikipedia

  • William Jennings Bryan — noun United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860 1925) • Syn: ↑Bryan, ↑Great Commoner, ↑Boy Orator of the Platte • Instance Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

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