Charles W. Bryan

Charles W. Bryan
Bryan in 1924
20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska
In office
January 8, 1931 – January 3, 1935
LieutenantTheodore Metcalfe
Walter H. Jurgensen
Preceded byArthur J. Weaver
Succeeded byRoy Cochran
In office
January 3, 1923 – January 8, 1925
LieutenantFred Johnson
Preceded bySamuel McKelvie
Succeeded byAdam McMullen
23rd and 30th Mayor of Lincoln
In office
1935–1937
Preceded byFenton Fleming
Succeeded byOren S. Copeland
In office
1915–1917
Preceded byFrank Zehrung
Succeeded byJohn Miller
Personal details
Born
Charles Wayland Bryan

(1867-02-10)February 10, 1867
Salem, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1945(1945-03-04) (aged 78)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting placeWyuka Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Brokaw
Children3
Parent(s)Silas Bryan
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings
RelativesWilliam Jennings Bryan (brother)
William Sherman Jennings (cousin)
EducationIllinois College
University of Chicago

Charles Wayland Bryan (February 10, 1867 – March 4, 1945) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. He was the younger brother of William Jennings Bryan.


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