 charles wayland bryan (february 10, 1867 â march 4, 1945) was an american politician who served non-consecutive terms as governor of nebraska and mayor of lincoln, nebraska, and was the democratic nominee for vice president in 1924. he was the younger brother of secretary of state william jennings bryan, who was the democratic nominee for president in 1896, 1900, and 1908. the bryans are the only brothers who have been nominated for president or vice president by a major political party. born in 1867 in salem, illinois, bryan attended both the university of chicago and illinois college in jacksonville. he married elizabeth louise brokaw on november 29, 1892. they had three children. ==career== moving to lincoln, nebraska in 1889, bryan worked as a tobacco broker and an insurance salesman. he also farmed and raised purebred livestock. he was business manager and political secretary for his brother, william jennings bryan until william's death in 1925. from 1901 to 1923, he was publisher and associate editor of the "commoner". elected to the lincoln city commission in 1915 and 1921, he also served as mayor of lincoln, nebraska from 1915 to 1917 (again from 1931 to 1935).{{cite book|title=charles w. bryan|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rwkp0dm_upwc&pg=pa85&lpg=pa85&dq=the+encyclopedia+of+nebraska+charles+wayland+bryan&source=bl&ots=n5zsxs7psl&sig=t2mwas9o9wmmiz1xk2xxkhcorte&hl=en&sa=x&ei=azzgume7iiow2wxeooc4cw&ved=0cc8q6aewaa#v=onepage&q=the%20encyclopedia%20of%20nebraska%20cha
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