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William Jennings Bryan   /wˈɪljəm dʒˈɛnɪŋz brˈaɪən/   Listen
William Jennings Bryan

noun
1.
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925).  Synonyms: Boy Orator of the Platte, Bryan, Great Commoner.






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... polished steel is really outside the scope of this paper, but as it has an interesting bit of diplomatic history connected with it, it has been included in the catalogue. The object is a paperweight (fig. 17) designed by William Jennings Bryan when he was Secretary of State. The weight, in the form of a plowshare, was made from swords condemned by the War Department. Thirty of these weights were given by Secretary Bryan to the diplomats who in 1914 ...
— Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology • Margaret Brown Klapthor



Words linked to "William Jennings Bryan" :   Great Commoner, political leader, politician, attorney, politico, pol, lawyer



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