William Jennings Bryan


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01-01-1996



William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan gained fame for his eloquent political oratory, especially in his famous "Cross of Gold" speech against the gold standard at the 1896 Democratic Convention; he was three times that party's nominee for the Presidency before later serving as Secretary of State under Wilson. A fundamentalist and populist, he aided in the prosecution of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial just before his death.
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