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
25th Governor of Nebraska
In office January 8, 1931 – January 3, 1935
Lieutenant	Theodore Metcalfe
Preceded by	Arthur J. Weaver
Succeeded by	Robert Leroy Cochran
21st 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	Mary Louise Brokaw

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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.

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 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