of his name to serve as running mate to conservative easterner John W. Davis. The ticket was overwhelmingly defeated by Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge and his running mate Charles G. Dawes. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1926 and 1928. He won in 1930 and 1932, and served from 1931 to 1935. During his tenure, the state's economy flourished, state spending was limited, and taxes were reduced. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1934, governor in 1938, the U.S. House in 1940, and governor in 1942. Death Bryan died on March 4, 1945, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is interred there at Wyuka Cemetery. Notes References Bibliography External links Encyclopedia of Nebraska Charles W. Bryan at National Governors Association |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1867 births 1945 deaths 20th-century American newspaper publishers (people) 20th-century American politicians Baptists from Illinois Charles Bryan Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Democratic Party governors of Nebraska Illinois College alumni Mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska People from Salem, Illinois Candidates in the 1924 United States presidential election 1924 United States vice-presidential candidates University of Chicago alumni