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  William Jennings Bryan Recognition Project
William Jennings Bryan, three-time Democratic nominee for President (1896, 1900, 1908) and one of America’s greatest leaders/orators as the nation came of age at the turn of the 20
William Jennings Bryan was an accomplished political leader in 1902, when he visited his friend Ernest Randolph in Salem, West Virginia, and inquired whether Randolph had named his newborn son.
This is how “Jennings” Randolph, a famous political leader, statesman, and humanitarian from West Virginia, got his name as well as the roots of a great political legacy which he burnished brilliantly with his life and achievements — many of which resonated on themes Bryan had pioneered.
www.agribusinesscouncil.org /bryan.htm   (1908 words)

  
  William Jennings Bryan on Imperialism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The National Emblem, by William Jennings Bryan, extract from speech delivered at Lincoln, Neb., December 23, 1898, at reception tendered by The Woman's Bimetallic League, The Lancaster County Bimetallic League, and The University Bimetallic Club.
Imperialism, by William Jennings Bryan, speech delivered in response to the Committee appointed to notify him of his nomination to the presidency, at Indianapolis, August 8, 1900.
William Jennings Bryan, his magazine writings from 1893 to 1900 and assessments of him published during the 1900 presidential election.
www.boondocksnet.com /ai/ail/bryan.html   (888 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republicans nominated William McKinley on a program of prosperity through industrial growth, high tariffs, and sound money (that is, gold.) Republicans discovered that, by August, Bryan was solidly ahead in the South and West, and far behind in the Northeast.
William McKinley won by a margin of 271 to 176 in the electoral college.
William Jennings Bryan cylinder recordings, from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan   (3869 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois.
Bryan's limited message was instrumental in his loss to William McKinley, an event that ushered in another era of Republican leadership.
William Jennings Bryan was not a deep or original thinker, but a sincerely dedicated public servant.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h805.html   (975 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan - CreationWiki
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) is best known to creationists for his prominent role on the prosecution team in the famous Scopes evolution trial of 1925.
William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois, on Monday March 19, 1860 (he died on Sunday July 26, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee—five days after the Scopes trial).
William Jennings Bryan never completely understood evolution, although he understood its devastating effects more perceptively than most of its supporters.
creationwiki.org /William_Jennings_Bryan   (1369 words)

  
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William Jennings Bryan’s "Cross of Gold" speech is one of the best-known political addresses in American history.
When the big-government populist William Jennings Bryan claimed the Democratic nomination in 1896, many assumed he would draw industrial workers from the Republicans and bring new voters to the polls.
Named for one-time Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, Dorn started his own political career in 1938 when he was elected to the South Carolina House at the age of 22.
www.lycos.com /info/william-jennings-bryan.html   (550 words)

  
 Bryan, William Jennings - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The chief issue of the campaign was Bryan's proposal for free and unlimited coinage of silver, which he thought would remedy the economic ills then plaguing farmers and industrial workers.
He lost the bitterly fought contest to Republican William McKinley, whose campaign was skillfully managed by Marcus A. Hanna.
William Jennings Bryan's brother, Charles Wayland Bryan, 1867-1945, b.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bryan-w1i.html   (904 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan Summary
William Jennings Bryan spent a lifetime giving speeches and running for office but is best remembered for his involvement in one of the most publicized legal battles of the twentieth century.
William Jennings Bryan Born March 19, 1860 (Salem, Illinois) Died July 26, 1925 (Dayton, Ohio) Lawyer and politician During his long career in law and politics, including three unsuccessful bids for the presidency, William Jennings Bryan gained fame for...
William Jennings Bryan(March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician.
www.bookrags.com /William_Jennings_Bryan   (388 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan — FactMonster.com
William Jennings Bryan: Secretary of State - Secretary of State The last Democratic convention in which Bryan played an important role was that...
William Jennings Bryan: Presidential Hopeful - Presidential Hopeful He practiced law at Jacksonville, Ill., and in 1887 he moved to Lincoln, Nebr....
William Jennings Bryan: Charles Wayland Bryan - Charles Wayland Bryan William Jennings Bryan's brother, Charles Wayland Bryan, 1867–1945, b.
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 Glimpses bulletin #119: William Jennings Bryan principled politician
William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois on March 19, 1860 on the eve of the Civil War.
Later in life, when Mary reread some of the letters from their four year courtship, she noted that William's time away from his studies was spent in Sunday school, church, prayer meeting, and occasionally a circus or evening at the theater.
Mary often helped William with his study and speeches, while also caring for her ailing parents living with them as well as their three children, Ruth, William Jennings, Jr., and Grace.
chi.gospelcom.net /GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps119.shtml   (1741 words)

  
 Virginians: The Family History of William Jennings I (1702-c.1774)
In it William Jennings and William Pulliam witnessed a deed of Christopher Smith of Hanover to Patterson Pulliam for land in Spotsylvania.
We do know that William’s wife was Mary and while the date of her birth of 1704 found in these papers is reasonable, it incorrectly places her death in 1794.
On 20 Aug. 1764 William Jennings, of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, sold George Walton 177 acres on the north side of Deep Creek for £86.
www.virginians.com /topics/410.htm   (2189 words)

  
 William Jennings (c.1782-1856)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William M. Jennings is found in the records of both Wilkes and Ashe Co., NC.
On April 7, 1857, the land formerly belonging to William JENNINGS, Sr., deceased, was sold at auction pursuant to a court order for division of the estate.
William JENNINGS, Jr., was the highest bidder for $870.
www.moonzstuff.com /Cheek/JenningsWilliamM.html   (475 words)

  
 William Hugh Jennings Wildlife Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William Hugh Jennings and a local Grizzly Bear both fish for salmon on the Squirrel River in northern Alaska.
Producing wildlife art in the form of a drawing or painting was common, but the presence and permanence of bronze sculptures intrigued William Hugh.
William Hugh wishes to touch the viewer/collector of his artwork in a way that will remind them of an event, feeling or memory from our natural world.
www.jennings-art.com   (243 words)

  
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William Jennings Bryan, everyone in this room remembers, if not the "Cross of Gold" speech, at least that there was such a speech, and he gave it and it had something to do with money.
On the national level, their leader was William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
Perry girl, Mamie Baird, was the wife of William Jennings Bryan.
www.lycos.com /info/william-jennings-bryan--speech.html   (228 words)

  
 American Experience | Monkey Trial | People & Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William Jennings Bryan stepped off the train at Dayton in July of 1925, ready to fight for a "righteous cause." For thirty years the Great Commoner had been a progressive force in the Democratic Party.
William Jennings Bryan had won the case, but history would not look kindly on his last crusade.
In 1930, in memory of William Jennings Bryan, a fundamentalist college began classes in Dayton, Tennessee.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/monkeytrial/peopleevents/p_bryan.html   (631 words)

  
 Dr. William Jennings
Jennings is a native of Hutchinson, and has lifelong family ties to the Pratt area.
Jennings is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the subspecialty Boards in Hematology and Medical Oncology.
Jennings was in the private practice of Hematology and Oncology in Greeley, Colorado from 1976 to 1988.
www.cancercenterofkansas.com /Doctors/jennings.htm   (1009 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan Builds on Populist Ideas in Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan fused Populist rhetoric and policies with a new Democratic coalition.
Both of his parents were intensely religious, and young William shared their fervor.
Bryan was running against Republican William McKinley who advocated conservative policies and ran a "front porch" campaign -- McKinley stayed at home and had groups of supporters come to him.
www.nebraskastudies.org /0600/stories/0601_0304.html   (1365 words)

  
 william jennings bryan and the william jennings bryan biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
william jennings bryan and the william jennings bryan biography
William Jennings Bryan Biography - (March 19, 1860–July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States presidential candidate.
William Jennings Bryan logged more than 18,000 miles while visiting 27 states in the campaign of 1896.
www.worldwar1-history.com /William-Jennings-Bryan.aspx   (557 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan: Books: Michael Kazin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Michael Kazin's "A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan" does a wonderful job of capturing the political life of a man who captured the ears and hearts of millions of Americans from 1896 until his death in 1925 at the age of 65.
William Jennings Bryan was an imperfect man, pulled to ideological extremes by the fantastic nature of his ideas and dreams for the United States of the early 20th Century.
William Jennings Bryan is often portrayed as something of a naive fool.
www.amazon.com /Godly-Hero-William-Jennings-Bryan/dp/0375411356   (3722 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan - dKosopedia
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was the Democrat nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908.
But Bryan was buried in the electoral college, 271 to 176.
He ran again in 1908 against William Howard Taft, arguing that Taft was too conservative to succeed the progressive Theodore Roosevelt, and that many of TR's ideas had been stolen from the populist Democrats anyway.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan   (502 words)

  
 President William McKinley History: William Jennings Bryan | American President Sourcebook
Three-time presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan was a famed speechmaker and an influential figure in America from the 1890s through the 1920s.
William Jennings Bryan was born there on March 19, 1860.
In 1925, the state of Tennessee arrested Dayton high school teacher John T. Scopes, who was accused of using a textbook in his classr.....
www.bookrags.com /history/president-william-mckinley/11.html   (522 words)

  
 William Jennings (1867-1928)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William owned and operated a general store in the Vox community of Alleghany Co., across the street from the Pleasant Home Baptist Church.
William: age 18, son of Martin Jennings and Margaret Toliver.
WILLIAM GINNINGS, 22, farmer, NC NC NC -- Teny, 22, wife, NC NC NC -- Martha, 2, dau, NC NC NC -- Mandie A., 6/12, b.
www.moonzstuff.com /Cheek/JenningsWilliam1857.html   (512 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan Papers (Library of Congress)
The papers of William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state, presidential candidate, congressman, author, and lecturer, were deposited in the Library of Congress by his wife, Mary Baird Bryan, from 1926 to 1929.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William Jennings Bryan is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) span the years 1877-1940, with nearly one-third relating to the presidential campaign of 1896 and the greater part of the remainder dated between 1913 and 1925.
www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/bryan.html   (1059 words)

  
 Today in History: March 19
We will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
William Jennings Bryan, gifted orator and three-time presidential candidate was born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, Illinois.
Then young, handsome, eloquent William Jennings Bryan from Nebraska stepped on the platform and swept the convention off its feet with his crown of gold speech.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/mar19.html   (1001 words)

  
 1896: William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was a Congressman from Nebraska, three-time presidential candidate (1896, 1900, and 1908), and later Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson.
In 1896, Bryan faced an uphill battle as the Democratic and Populist nominee.
William Jennings Bryan, of Lincoln, Neb., who is sometimes known as "the Boy Orator of the Platte," is a native of Illinois.
projects.vassar.edu /1896/bryan.html   (1325 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan won the Democratic nomination for president in Chicago in 1896 on the strength of his "cross of gold" speech.
The Republicans and their candidate William McKinley (1843-1901) supported protective tariffs and "hard money." Bryan lost that election, but continued his free silver campaign.
The Cross of Gold by William Jennings Bryan, the silver-tongued orator.
www.talewins.com /Treasures/history/goldcross.htm   (2572 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Righteous Cause: The Life of William Jennings Bryan: Books: Robert W. Cherny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Democratic party William Jennings Bryan took control of in 1896 is a far cry from that same party today.
William Jennings Bryan is a rather interesting and paradoxical figure in American political history.
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) has the dubious distinction of being one of only two men in American history to run for President three times and lose each time.
www.amazon.com /Righteous-Cause-William-Jennings-Bryan/dp/0806126671   (3116 words)

  
 William Jennings Bryan - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
William Jennings Bryan, Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1896, made the following speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Presidential election of 1896, defeat of William Jennings Bryan
This article from the Los Angeles Times announces the victory of Republican candidate William McKinley in the presidential campaign of 1896....
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 William Jennings
In today's world of high-speed, high-resolution digital photography, it seems hard to imagine that just seventy-five years ago the act of photographing lightning strikes was an innovative, award-worthy achievement.
Jennings wrote a letter to The Franklin Institute outlining his original work in the photography of lightning.
William Jennings is the topic of "From the Case Files," from December 1, 2006.
www.fi.edu /case_files/jennings/index.html   (158 words)

  
 Famous Quotes and Sayings at Famous Quotes Central » William Jennings Bryan Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.
If this invisible germ of life in the grain of wheat can thus pass unimpaired through three thousand resurrections, I shall not doubt that my soul has power to clothe itself with a body suited to its new existence when this earthly frame has crumbled into dust.
The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error.
www.quotescentral.com /category/quotes-central/famous-people-quote/william-jennings-bryan-quotes   (417 words)

  
 Dr. Jim Kramer - Electrifying Keynote Motivational Speaker
William Jennings Bryan was a man of tremendous faith and passion.
A lawyer by training, he only practiced law until his first election to congress in 1890.
As many as 5,000 people would strain their ears on any given Sunday to hear the wisdom, faith and marvelous oratory of one of the greatest speakers and keepers of the faith of all time, William Jennings Bryan
www.drjimkramer.com /eerie.htm   (970 words)

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