Silas Bryan
(1822–1880)
BIRTH
November 4, 1822
PLACE
near Sperryville, Culpeper County (now Rappahannock County), Virginia
NAME
Silas Lillard Bryan
DEATH
March 30, 1880
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
FATHER
William Jennings Bryan
(1860-1925)
WIFE
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings Bryan
(1834–1896)
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Silas Lillard Bryan was an Illinois judge and state senator, and father of politician William Jennings Bryan. He married Mariah Elizabeth Jennings in 1852.
EARLY LIFE
After teaching school and graduating from McKendree College, Silas Lillard Bryan entered the Illinois bar in 1851. He practiced law in Salem, served in the Illinois Senate from 1852 to 1860, and was elected a circuit judge in 1861 and again in 1867. He also served in the state's 1869–70 constitutional convention and was active in Baptist church and educational work.
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DEATH
Silas Lillard Bryan died on March 30, 1880. His daughter-in-law's 1896 family biography says he was buried in Salem, Illinois. The consulted account does not establish a cause of death.
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