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William Jennings Bryan’s Early Life and Political Rise
William Jennings Bryan was born March 19, 1860 in Salem Illinois to Silas Lillard Bryan and Maria Elizabeth Jennings Bryan. He pursued law in Illinois and after practice in Jacksonville moved to Lincoln Nebraska where he joined the firm Talbot Bryan. His political ascent began in 1888 as a delegate to the Democratic state convention and he later served in Congress from 1891 to 1895 and again after 1896 as a leading advocate of tariff reform and free silver. He gained national prominence through influential speeches, ran for president in 1896 and 1900, and remained active in journalism and literature with The Commoner and several books.
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Illiam Jennings Bryan
Salem
Marion County
Illinois
Silag Lillard
Maria Elizabeth (Jennings) Bryan
Virginia
Culpepper
McKendree College
William Jennings Bryar
Whipple Academy
Jacksonville
Illinois College
Union Law College
Ohio
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Lincoln, Neb
Talbot & Bryan
Omaha
Congress
House of Representatives
Bryan
Washington
United Democratic Party
South
Allen W. Field
Congrest
Ways and Means
United States
Lincoln
Omaha Coliseum
John M. Thurston
Democracy
Nebraska
Democratic Party
Chicago
McKinley
Miudh
Boston
Philippine Islands
Spain
William McKinley
Omaha World-Her