William James Bryan

William James Bryan
United States Senator
from Florida
In office
December 26, 1907  March 22, 1908
Appointed byNapoleon B. Broward
Preceded byStephen Mallory II
Succeeded byWilliam H. Milton
Personal details
Born(1876-10-10)October 10, 1876
Fort Mason, Florida, U.S.
DiedMarch 22, 1908(1908-03-22) (aged 31)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

William James Bryan (October 10, 1876 – March 22, 1908) was an American politician, attorney, and prosecutor who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the American state of Florida. Bryan's stint in the Senate was brief, having been appointed to fill a vacancy the day after Christmas of 1907 — less than three months before his own death at the age of 31.