Charles W. Bryan

Charles W. Bryan
30th Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
In office 1935–1937
Preceded by	Fenton B. Fleming
Succeeded by	Oren S. Copeland
23rd Governor of Nebraska
In office January 8, 1931 – January 3, 1935
Lieutenant	Theodore Metcalfe
Preceded by	Arthur J. Weaver
Succeeded by	Robert Leroy Cochran
20th Governor of Nebraska
In office January 3, 1923 – January 8, 1925
Lieutenant	Fred G. Johnson
Preceded by	Samuel R. McKelvie
Succeeded by	Adam McMullen
23rd Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
In office 1915–1917
Preceded by	Frank Connell Zehrung
Succeeded by	John Eschelman Miller
Personal details
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

Ever Hopeful
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 distinction of being the only set of brothers to be nominated for national office by a major party.

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.

External links

• Charles W. Bryan at Find A Grave

Charles W. and William Jennings Bryan

Political offices
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
Party political offices
Preceded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt	Democratic Party vice presidential candidate 1924 (lost)	Succeeded by Joseph Taylor Robinson

Persondata
Name	Bryan, Charles W.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 10, 1867
Place of birth	Salem, Illinois
Date of death	March 4, 1945
Place of death	Lincoln, Nebraska