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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II
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Bryant, David E
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BRYAN, William Jennings, statesman, was born at Salem,Marion county, Ill., March 19, 1860; son of Silas Lillard and Mariah Elizabeth(Jennings)Bryan, grandson of John and Nancy (Lillard) Bryan, and great-grandsonofWilliam Bryan, born in Culpeper county, Va., about 1765. His grandfatherremoved from Culpeper county to Point Pleasant in western Virginiashortly after his marriage, and in 1852 his son, Silas Lillard, wasmarried and removed to Salem, Marion county, Ill., where be was a lawyerof high standing, for eight years state senator, and for twelve years acircuit judge. Until his tenth year,William was taught at home, thenentering the public schools, and, in 1875, Whipple academy, thepreparatory school of Illinois college, at Jacksonville. When fourteenyears old he joined the Presbyterian church, and in 1880 made hisfirstappearance as a speaker at a political meeting. In June, 1881, hewas graduated at Illinois college with the highest honors, and was alsochosen class orator. In 1884, by invitation of the faculty, he deliveredthe master's oration, andreceived the degree of M.A. During his collegecourse he won five prizes. Immediately after his graduation from collegehe entered the Union college of law in Chicago, where he had as aclassmate Henry, son of Lyman Trumbull, and thus gained the privilege ofthe use of Mr. Trumbull's law office for study after school hours. He wasadmitted to the bar, beginning his law practice July 4, 1883.On Oct. 1,1884, he was married to Mary Elizabeth Baird of Perry, Ill.,whoafterwards studied her husband's profession, and won admission to thebar, notfor the purpose of practising, but in order to be in intelligent[p.14] sympathy with Mr. Bryan's business life. Until 1887 he practisedin Jacksonville, Ill., removing in that year to Lincoln, Neb., where hebecame a law partner with Mr. Talbot, but did not share in his railroadbusiness. He early took an interest in political affairs, was a studentof the science of government, and soon became known for his knowledge ofpolitical questions. In 1890 he received the unanimous nomination of theDemocratic party as representative from the first Nebraskadistrict to the52nd Congress. He was elected in an overwhelming Republican district,receiving 6,713 more votes than his chief competitor, a resultattributable largely to his exceptional ability as a platform orator andthe persistency with which he personally prosecuted the canvass. Hisreputation had preceded him to Congress, and he was placed on the Waysand Means Committee, one ofthe youngest members to be ever thus honored.His speech on the tariff, delivered March 16, 1892, was made a campaigndocument in the canvass of that year, resulting in the second election ofMr. Cleveland, and was universally commendedfor its lucid statement ofthe tariff question then at issue. Though a Democrat, and running on aDemocratic platform, he was re-elected in 1892 in a district whichgavethe Republican state ticket a plurality of six thousand at the sameelection. In the 53rd Congress he was again placed upon the Ways andMeans Committee. He also took an active part in the silver debate, whichbegan with theextraordinary session, and on Aug. 16, 1893, made a speechin favor of "The gold and silver coinage of the Constitution." In thisspeech he advocated the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen toone, without waiting for the consent of any other nations, claiming thatthe adoption of a bimetallic standard by the United States would forcethe other nations, England only excepted, to adopt thestandard as final.On July 4, 1892, he made a notable speech in Tammany Hall, New York city,that greatly increased his reputation as an orator, and on May 30, 1894,he delivered an oration at Arlin
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