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{{Officeholder
|name=William Jennings Bryan
|image=WJBryan.jpg
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Mary Baird Bryan
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state= Nebraska
|district=1st
|terms=March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895
|preceded=William James Connell
|former=y
|succeeded=Jesse Burr Strode
}}
}}
'''William Jennings Bryan''' (1860<ref>Born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, [[Illinois]].</ref>-1925) was a populist three-time [[Democratic]] presidential nominee, known as "The Great Commoner" due to his strong political support for farmers and laborers, his popular touch, and his deeply held religious beliefs.<ref>http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html</ref><ref>http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/bryan</ref> He was notable for advocating that the [[United States]] drop the [[gold standard]] and switch to the [[inflation]]ary [[silver]] standard, a move designed to help farmers and hurt big business. Bryan was a gifted orator, one of the finest in all of American history. Trained as a lawyer, Bryan represented the state of [[Nebraska]] in the United States [[Congress]], 1891-95.
'''William Jennings Bryan''' (1860<ref>Born on March 19, 1860, in Salem, [[Illinois]].</ref>-1925) was a populist three-time [[Democratic]] presidential nominee, known as "The Great Commoner" due to his strong political support for farmers and laborers, his popular touch, and his deeply held religious beliefs.<ref>http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html</ref><ref>http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/bryan</ref> He was notable for advocating that the [[United States]] drop the [[gold standard]] and switch to the [[inflation]]ary [[silver]] standard, a move designed to help farmers and hurt big business. Bryan was a gifted orator, one of the finest in all of American history. Trained as a lawyer, Bryan represented the state of [[Nebraska]] in the United States [[Congress]], 1891-95.