William Jennings Bryan Dorn

W.J. Bryan Dorn. Wikimedia Commons.

Dorn, William Jennings Bryan

April 14, 1916–2005

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Dorn Wind-Up Doll Cartoon

William Jennings Bryan Dorn, S.C.’s Third District Congressman in 1947-48 and 1951-74 and gubernatorial candidate in 1974 and 1978, is depicted as a wind-up doll with a giant turnkey in his back standing on a stump. He is holding a flyer in both hands. The comments “New! Just in Time for Christmas! The Bryan Dorn Doll!” is above the doll while “Wind it up and it runs for Governor…Again” is to the left and “…Stump and campaign calendars sold separately…” is to the right.

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  • Title Dorn, William Jennings Bryan
  • Coverage April 14, 1916–2005
  • Author
  • Keywords Congressman, famous orator William Jennings Bryan, South Carolina House of Representatives, U.S. Army Air Force, U.S. News and World Report, Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Public Works Committee, Washington memorial for the black educator Mary McLeod Bethune, a South Carolina native, unsuccessfully ran for governor twice, South Carolina Democratic Party.
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
  • URL
  • Access Date April 24, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update July 22, 2022
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