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Bookmark or Share- William Jennings Bryan - WikipediaWilliam Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party , running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896 , 1900 , and 1908 elections.
- William Jennings Bryan | American Experience | PBSWilliam Jennings Bryan had won the case, but history would not look kindly on his last crusade. The Scopes trial would cast a long shadow over his remarkable career. Five days after the trial...
- William Jennings Bryan | Encyclopedia.comWilliam Jennings Bryan was a prominent figure in U.S. politics during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is perhaps best known for his role as assistant to the prosecution in the famous scopes monkey trial of 1925. Bryan was born March 19, 1860, in Salem, Illinois.
- William Jennings Bryan - Biography, Cross of Gold & Scopes Trial - HISTORYWilliam Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was a populist and a Nebraska congressman. He ran for president as a Democrat in 1896 but was defeated by Republican William McKinley.
- William Jennings Bryan | Biography, Cross of Gold, Scopes Trial ...William Jennings Bryan, Populist leader and orator who ran unsuccessfully three times for U.S. president (1896, 1900, and 1908). Some saw him as an ambitious demagogue, others as a champion of liberal causes. Learn about his policies, ‘Cross of Gold’ speech, and role in the Scopes monkey trial.
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