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William Jennings Bryan

''Billy'', as his friends knew him, was born at 408 South Broadway March 19, 1860. William Jennings Bryan was the son of Judge Silas M. and Maria E. (Jennings) Bryan. Silas was a teacher, lawyer, school superintendent, state senator and circuit court judge. As a devout Baptist, he would pray to God for assistance before he made a decision. William was a great orator, lawyer, congressman, newspaper editor, lecturer, presidential candidate nominee in 1896 and 1900 against McKinley and 1908 against Taft. William Jennings Bryan was also Secretary of State for President Woodrow Wilson. Bryan's birth home is on the National Register of Historical Places. It is open by appointment only. Please contact City Hall through this website, email, or call (618) 548-2222 x.10 to set up a tour. Visit the William Jennings Bryan Birthplace Museum webpage for more information.

The Statue of William Jennings Bryan was created by Gutzon Borglum, famed sculptor of Mt. Rushmore. It originally stood in Washington, D.C., dedicated there by President Franklin Roosevelt May 3, 1934.

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History of William Jennings Bryan

He was known as "The Great Commoner" and "The Silver-Tongued Orator" and he ran for president of the United States in a then-unprecedented three campaigns. He became famous at 1896 Chicago Democratic Party convention when he uttered words which lived on in history - "You shall not crucify the working man upon a cross of gold!"

William Jennings Bryan, Salem's Favorite Son, was born here on March 19, 1860. His boyhood home has been preserved and has been turned into a museum filled with memorabilia of Bryan, his politics and the turn-of-the-century era in which he lived. The home is located on South Broadway, next door to the building that once housed the Bryan Bennett Library which he helped found. The museum is open by appointment only. Please contact City Hall through this website, email, or call (618) 548-2222 Ext.10 to set up a tour.

Bryan spent the first years of his life living in Salem. He attended Salem public school and at the age of 14 became a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church which is now named First United Presbyterian Ch

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Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925)

William Jennings Bryan - People - Department History

Introduction

President Woodrow Wilson appointed William Jennings Bryan Secretary of State on March 5, 1913. He entered into duty the same day and served as Secretary until his resignation on June 9, 1915.

William Jennings Bryan, 41st Secretary of State

Rise to Prominence

Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois on March 19, 1860. He graduated from Illinois College in 1881 (A.M. 1884), and from the Union College of Law in 1883. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 1883 and practiced law in Jacksonville, Illinois prior to moving to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1887.

Bryan won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1890 and served until 1895, championing Populist causes such as the free coinage of silver, national income tax, and direct election of Senators. After mounting an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 1894, Bryan returned to Nebraska and edited the Omaha World-Herald. Although not a declared candidate for the 1896 presiden