Charles W. Bryan
Politician
1867 – 1945
Who was Charles W. Bryan?
Charles Wayland Bryan was an American politician who served non-consecutive terms as Governor of Nebraska and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. He was the younger brother of Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, who was the Democratic nominee for President in 1896, 1900, and 1908. The Bryans are the only brothers who have been nominated for President or Vice President by a major political party.
Born in 1867 in Salem, Illinois, Bryan attended both the University of Chicago and Illinois College in Jacksonville. He married Elizabeth Louise Brokaw on November 29, 1892. They had three children.
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- Born
- Feb 10, 1867
Salem - Also known as
- Charles Bryan
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Illinois College
- Lived in
- Lincoln
- Died
- Mar 4, 1945
Lincoln
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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