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American politician (1876–1908)

William James Bryan (October 10, 1876 – March 22, 1908) was an American politician, attorney, and prosecutor who was a DemocraticU.S.

Senator from the American state of Florida. Bryan's stint in the Senate was brief, having been appointed to fill a vacancy the day after Christmas of 1907 — less than three months before his own death at the age of 31.

Biography

Early years

William James Bryan was born in Fort Mason, FloridaOrange County, Florida, (now Lake County, Florida) on October 10, 1876. He was the son of a planter named John Milton Bryan and his wife, the former Louise Margaret Norton.^[1] Bryan counted one of his great, great grandfathers as an early pioneer from England to the Province of North Carolina.^[1] His grandfather had first moved from North Carolina to Florida and his father had become prominent in the politics of the state.^[1]

Bryan attended public schools, gra