William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States Democratic nominee for President. Bryan was trained as a lawyer at Northwestern University and received his bachelor's degree at Illinois College. He practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska, and represented Nebraska in Congress. Bryan, a Populist, held fast to his Midwestern values throughout his life; his deeply-held religious beliefs and his consistent defense of the ordinary American earned him the moniker "the Great Commoner". He was a tireless worker for women's suffrage and Prohibition, but is probably best known today for his outspoken criticism of evolution, which culminated in the Butler Act and the Scopes Trial.

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March 19 - 1860 - July 26 - 1925 - Salem, Illinois - United States - President - Lawyer - Northwestern University - Illinois College - Lincoln, Nebraska - Nebraska - Populist - Women's suffrage - Prohibition - Evolution - Butler Act - Scopes Trial

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