OVERVIEW:
NICKNAME:
The Great Commoner
BORN:
March 19, 1860;
Salem, Illinois
DIED:
July 26, 1925 (age 65)
Dayton, Tennessee
EDUCATION:
Illinois College (AB, AM)
Union College of Law (LLB)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1883:
Admitted to Illinois bar
1883-1887:
Practiced law in Jacksonville, Illinois
1887:
Moved to Lincoln, Nebraska
1891-1895:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-NE)
1894:
Candidate for U.S. Senate;
Returned to Nebraska to edit the Omaha World-Herald
1896:
Democratic Nominee for U.S. President;
Delivered “Cross of Gold” speech
1900:
Democratic Nominee for U.S. President
1901:
Established The Commoner newspaper in Lincoln, Nebraska
1908:
Democratic Nominee for U.S. President
1913-1915:
U.S. Secretary of State
RESOURCES:
Department of State
Biographical Directory of Congress
Miller Center
The Contenders (C-SPAN)
Wikipedia