The prosecutor of the Scopes trail was William Jennings Bryan, or known as Matthew Harrison Brady in the book "Inherit the Wind".
Anti-evolution leader and prosecutor of John Scopes during the controversial Scopes' Trial William Jennings Bryan wrote and spoke the speeches "The Menace of Darwinism" and "The Bible and its Enemies" in the 1920s.
It is widely believed - probably due to the part taken by the fictional Matthew Harrison Brady in the play/films of "Inherit the Wind" - that the famous politician and fundamentalist, William Jennings Bryan acted as the chief prosecutor at the Scopes trial. But this is NOT correct. The chief prosecutor at the real life Scopes "Monkey" trial was in fact Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart, Attorney General for the 18th district where the trial took place. Stewart headed a team that included a further 7 people (in alphabetical order): William Jennings Bryan (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) William Jennings Bryan Jr (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son) Wallace Haggard (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Herbert Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Sue Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Herbert Hicks' brother) Ben McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general) J. Gordon McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son) (For the record, although he had qualified as a lawyer many years earlier, Bryan had not acted in a legal case for some 30 years before taking part in the Scopes trial.)
John T. Raulston was the judge in the Scopes trial.
Calvin Coolidge
It is the monkey trial it is when bert cates is put on trial for teaching evolution and brady the 3 time runner for president of USA is the prosecutor, in the end bert is charged. it takes place in tennesse
William Jennings Bryan was part of the prosecution team during the Scopes Monkey Trial.
John Scopes
William Jennings bryan, three-time democratic canadate for president and a devout fundamentalist, served as a speacial prosecutor.
William Jennings Bryan
The prosecutor at the Scopes Trial was William Jennings Bryan, a prominent politician and three-time presidential candidate. He represented the state of Tennessee in the case, which took place in 1925, where teacher John T. Scopes was charged with violating the Butler Act by teaching evolution in a public school. Bryan's involvement was significant due to his strong advocacy for biblical literalism and opposition to the teaching of evolution.
This is a question that even the Encyclopedia Britannica gets wrong! It is widely believed - probably due to the part taken by the fictional Matthew Harrison Brady in the play/films of "Inherit the Wind" - that the famous politician and fundamentalist, William Jennings Bryan acted as the chief prosecutor at the Scopes trial. But this is NOT correct. The chief prosecutor at the real life Scopes "Monkey" trial was in fact Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart, Attorney General for the 18th district where the trial took place. Stewart headed a team that included a further 7 people (in alphabetical order): William Jennings Bryan (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) William Jennings Bryan Jnr (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son) Wallace Haggard (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Herbert Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor) Sue Hicks (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Herbert Hicks' brother) Ben McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general) J. Gordon McKenzie (volunteer - assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son) (For the record, although he had qualified as a lawyer many years earlier, Bryan had not acted in a legal case for some 30 years before taking part in the Scopes trial.)
They tried to protect the teachers Freedom of Speech