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William Jennings Bryan
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As Secretary of State
Negotiated treaties "for the advancement of peace" with thirty nations
Foreign Travels
Delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1888
Representative from Nebraska 1891-1895
Delegate to the Democratic National conventions in 1896, 1904, 1912, 1920, and 1924
Raised a regiment of volunteer infantry in 1898 and was commissioned colonel
Edited the Omaha World-Herald 1894-1896 Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1896, 1900, and in 1908 Founded a weekly newspaper, The Commoner, in 1901 Made a tour of the world Engaged in editorial writing and delivering Chautauqua lectures
Was a writer and lecturer
Opposed Clarence Darrow as counsel in the Scopes trial at Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925
Notable Events
Previous Secretary of State: Philander Knox
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