Show I. I High Lights Ligh sin in Bryans Bryan's Career Caree II 9 DAYTON Tenn July Tuly 27 AP Milestones in the life lite of ot William Jennings Bryan Dryan March 19 1860 Born 1860 Born at Salem Ill 1870 Entered 1870 Entered public 1875 Entered 1875 Entered Whipple academy 1881 Was 1881 Was graduated from Illinois Illi 1111 no nois Is college Jacksonville Ill being valedictorian of ot his class 1883 Graduated 1883 Graduated from fram Union College College College Col Col- lege of Law Chicago and began practice in Jacksonville 1884 1884 Married Married to Miss Mary E E. Baird at Perry Ill Removed to Lincoln Neb 1888 Elected 1888 Elected delegate to state convention 1890 1890 Elected to congress In nominally Republican district and started fight for tariff reform 1892 Attracted 1892 Attracted attention by his tariff speech 1893 opposed 1893 Opposed the repeal of Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man silver purchase act 1894 1894 Choice of ot Nebraska Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- i for tor United States senator II 1896 Editor 1896 Editor of ot Omaha World- World Herald Q 1896 1896 Nominated Nominated for president at Chicago after his famous Cross of Gold speech 1898 Colonel 1898 Colonel of ot Nebraska volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- in Spanish-American Spanish war 1900 Nominated 1900 Nominated for president at Kansas City convention 1901 1901 1901 Established The Co Commoner Common Common- mon mon- er er 6 1905 1905 Made Made tour of ot world with tam family II y 1908 Nominated 1908 Nominated for tor president third time 1913 Named 1913 Named secretary of state by President Wilson 1915 Retired Retired from Wilson cabinet cabi cabi- net 1920 Pleaded 1920 Pleaded for en enforcement enforcement en- en beffre bete Democratic convention convention convention con con- at San Francisco 1925 Became 1925 Became chief t figure In prosecution of Scopes evolution case and made passionate defense of at religious s faith at Day Dayton tan |