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William James Bryan ( October 10 , 1876 - March 22 , 1908 ) was a US Senator from Florida who served as a Democrat . He was the brother of US Senator Nathan P. Bryan .

Born near Fort Mason , Orange County, Florida (now Lake County, Florida ); attended the public schools; graduated from Emory College, Oxford, Georgia , (now Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia ) in 1896 and from the law department of Washington And Lee University , Lexington, Virginia , in 1899 ; admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Jacksonville, Florida ; solicitor of the Duval County Criminal Court of Record 1902 - 1907 ; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen R. Mallory and served from December 26 , 1907 , until his death in Washington, D.C. ; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.