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(brī′ən)

noun

a masculine name

Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925; U.S. politician & orator

city in EC Tex.: pop. 66,000

Origin: after W. J. Bryan, orig. owner of the town site & nephew of Stephen (Fuller) Austin

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A city of east-central Texas northwest of Houston. It is an industrial community and a research center. Population: 67,300.

, William Jennings Called “the Great Commoner” or “the Boy Orator of the Platte.” 1860-1925.

American lawyer and politician who campaigned unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1896, 1900, and 1908. He is famous for his impassioned “Cross of Gold” speech advocating free silver (1896) and for his defense of fundamentalism in the Scopes trial (1925).

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