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William Jennings Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Bryan was a devout Presbyterian, a strong proponent of popular democracy, an outspoken critic of banks and railroads, a leader of the silverite movement in the 1890s, a dominant figure in the Democratic Party, a peace advocate, a prohibitionist, an opponent of Darwinism, and one of the most prominent leaders of the Progressive Movement. |
 | | Bryan was born in Salem, in the Little Egypt region of southern Illinois, on March 19, 1860, the son of Silas and Mariah Bryan. |
 | | Bryan was said to have enjoyed this colorful nickname until opponents ridiculed it by saying that it was an appropriate thing to call Bryan, since the Platte River was narrow, shallow and widest at the mouth. |
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