Price Daniel, Sr.
Full Name: Marion Price Daniel, Sr.Date of birth: October 10, 1910
Date of death: August 25, 1988
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 14 | Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 | 48th | Democrat | Liberty / Liberty | Speaker | Hardin, Liberty |
| H | 14 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th | Democrat | Liberty / Liberty | Hardin, Liberty | |
| H | 14 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Liberty / Liberty | Hardin, Liberty |
Terms of Service top
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House District 14
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 Legislatures: 48th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Liberty / Liberty Counties in district: Hardin, Liberty |
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House District 14
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 Legislatures: 47th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Liberty / Liberty Counties in district: Hardin, Liberty |
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House District 14
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 Legislatures: 46th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Liberty / Liberty Counties in district: Hardin, Liberty |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 53rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 294. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 57th Legislature, R.S., SR 360, honorary member of "famous Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 60th Legislature, R.S., HCR 83, service to the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 81. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 202. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 121. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 69th Legislature, R.S., SR 324. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch, "Marion Price Daniel, Sr., Public Citizen," p. 111. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service, 2005.
- DANIEL, Marion Price (1910-1988). Senator, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- DANIEL, MARION PRICE, JR. (1941-1981). Relatives: Marion Price Daniel, Sr. - father; Marion Price Daniel, Jr. - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
- DANIEL, MARION PRICE, SR. (1910-1988). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Marion Price Daniel, Sr., Associate Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1971-1978. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004.
- Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
- 57th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Marion Price Daniel. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Memorial, February 1989, p. 249. Texas Bar Journal.
- Biography in LRL collection, 923.2764 D224M 2002. Texas Giant: The Life of Price Daniel, 2002.
- Photographs and biographical sketch. The Texas Senator, 1978.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Private. "Pvt. Daniel Slipped One Over on the Boys," 8/22/1943, p. 11. Abilene Reporter-News.
- United States Army, Captain, World War II. " . . . Daniel earned the respect of his colleagues and in early 1943 was unanimously elected speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. After serving one term in that office he enlisted in the army as a private and the following year graduated from officers' candidate school in Lexington, Virginia, as a judge advocate general. He was discharged from the army in May 1946 with the rank of captain, after having served in the Pacific and Japan." Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Relatives: William Partlow Daniel - brother; Marion Price Daniel, Sr. - brother. Relatives: William Partlow Daniel - uncle; Marion Price Daniel, Jr. - nephew, "'Gov. Bill' Daniel, benefactor," 5/20/2006, p. B6. Houston Chronicle.
- Governor of Texas 1957-1963. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
Photographs
- Photograph. Price Daniel, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Price Daniel, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Price Daniel, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Marion Price Daniel, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- Photograph. Price Daniel, Sr., Texas Jurists Collection
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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47th R.S. - 1941
Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation | ||
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46th R.S. - 1939
Judiciary Oil, Gas and Mining Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings |
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