William Jennings Bryan

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William Jennings Bryan was a prominent early 20th-century American politician and orator, three-time Democratic presidential nominee, and leading advocate of populism and Christian fundamentalism.

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instanceOf American politician
Christian fundamentalist
diplomat
human
lawyer
orator
populist
advocated direct election of U.S. senators
progressive income tax
prohibition
women's suffrage
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
birthDate 1860-03-19
birthPlace Salem, Illinois, United States
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
candidateInElection United States presidential election, 1896
United States presidential election, 1900
United States presidential election, 1908
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Ruth Bryan Owen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1925-07-26
deathPlace Dayton, Tennessee
surface form: Dayton, Tennessee, United States
denomination Presbyterianism
education Illinois College
Pritzker School of Law
surface form: Union College of Law (Chicago)
familyName Bryan
famousFor advocacy of bimetallism and free silver
powerful public oratory
fullName William Jennings Bryan self-link
givenName William
ideology American exceptionalism in moral terms
progressivism
knownFor leadership in the anti-evolution movement
role in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial
memberOf United States House of Representatives
movement Christian fundamentalism
Populist movement
surface form: Populism
notableWork Cross of Gold speech
occupation journalist
lawyer
orator
politician
officeHeld United States Secretary of State
politicalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Protestantism
represented Nebraska's 1st congressional district
roleInTrial prosecution attorney in the Scopes Trial
servedIn administration of Woodrow Wilson
spouse Mary Elizabeth Baird Bryan
termEnd as U.S. Secretary of State: 1915-06-09
termStart as U.S. Secretary of State: 1913-03-05
trial Scopes "Monkey" Trial
surface form: Scopes Trial
yearOfScopesTrial 1925

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Bimetallism associatedWith William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan fullName William Jennings Bryan self-link
subject surface form: Fourth Party System
Woodrow Wilson administration officeHolder William Jennings Bryan
John T. Scopes opposedBy William Jennings Bryan
Scopes "Monkey" Trial participant William Jennings Bryan
Robert Lansing precededBy William Jennings Bryan
Butler Act prosecutionAttorneyInNotableTrial William Jennings Bryan
Scopes "Monkey" Trial prosecutor William Jennings Bryan
Panic of 1893 significantPerson William Jennings Bryan