Boy Orator of the Platte

Boy Orator of the Platte
noun
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader, ↑lawyer, ↑attorney

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