Charles W. Bryan
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| In office 1935–1937 |
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| Preceded by | Fenton B. Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Oren S. Copeland |
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23rd Governor of Nebraska
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| In office January 8, 1931 – January 3, 1935 |
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| Lieutenant | Theodore Metcalfe |
| Preceded by | Arthur J. Weaver |
| Succeeded by | Robert Leroy Cochran |
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20th Governor of Nebraska
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| In office January 3, 1923 – January 8, 1925 |
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| Lieutenant | Fred G. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Samuel R. McKelvie |
| Succeeded by | Adam McMullen |
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| In office 1915–1917 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Connell Zehrung |
| Succeeded by | John Eschelman Miller |
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| Born | February 10, 1867 Salem, Illinois |
| Died | March 4, 1945 (aged 78) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Louise Brokaw |
| Religion | Baptist |
A November, 1924 cartoon depicts Bryan with his brother, William, sitting on a log marked "Almost the Solid South" looking at the sun marked "1928" where more hope might come for them. Charles unsuccessfully ran for the vice presidency in the 1924 election having lost a number of southern states.
Charles Wayland Bryan (February 10, 1867 – March 4, 1945) was the younger brother of perennial U.S. Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, with whom he shares the distiction of being the only set of brothers to be nominated for national office by a major party.
[edit] Biography
Born in 1867 in Salem, Illinois, Bryan served as mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska from 1915 to 1917, and again from 1935 to 1937, and as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1935. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1926, 1928, and 1938.
Bryan was also notable as the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1924, where he was picked largely because of his name to serve as running mate to conservative easterner John W. Davis. The ticket was overwhelmingly defeated. He died in 1945 in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is buried at the Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Connell Zehrung |
Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska 1915 – 1917 |
Succeeded by John Eschelman Miller |
| Preceded by Samuel R. McKelvie |
Governor of Nebraska 1923 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Adam McMullen |
| Preceded by Arthur J. Weaver |
Governor of Nebraska 1931 – 1935 |
Succeeded by Robert Leroy Cochran |
| Preceded by Fenton B. Fleming |
Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska 1935 – 1937 |
Succeeded by Oren Sturmon Copeland |
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| Preceded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Democratic Party vice presidential candidate 1924 (lost) |
Succeeded by Joseph Taylor Robinson |
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