19 March 1860 A.D. Presbyterian William Jennings Bryan Born—Lawyer, “Fundamentalist,” Nominee for POTUS; Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson
19 March 1860 A.D. Presbyterian William Jennings Bryan Born—Lawyer, “Fundamentalist,” Nominee for POTUS; Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/birthdays/03-19.html William Jennings Bryan (1860 to 1925) Presbyterian Leading Fundamentalist Birth of William Jennings Bryan, the best-known fundamentalist in America's public life between the Civil War to the Great Depression. A Presbyterian layman, and a thoroughly Christian politician, he began his political career as a newspaper editor, became a congressman from Nebraska, and came to national recognition for his speech at the 1896 National Democratic Convention. He was nominated for President three times, but did not win; was appointed Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson, where he was responsible for more than 30 international agreements designed to solve problems between nations. But when Wilson refused to apply these principles to Germany, Bryan resigned rat...