John W. Daniel

Full Name: John W. Daniel
Other surnames: Daniels
Date of birth: December 29, 1828
Date of death: January 13, 1905

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	46	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Lancaster / Dallas		Dallas
H	46	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Lancaster / Dallas		Dallas

(1) "The election of J.W. Daniels and T.F. Nash, democrats, to the Legislature, is conceded," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

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House District 46
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lancaster / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 46
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lancaster / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

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Biographical Sketches

DANIEL, JOHN WARWICK (1830-1905). Birth date 12/20/1830, death date 1/5/1905 in Lancaster, TX. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch; birth date 12/31/1830 in Spottsylvania County, VA, "twice he has been elected to the State Legislature . . ." Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 879-880, crediting Dallas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, John W. Daniel, p. 264. Birth date 12/29/1828 in Green County, GA. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

Memorial resolutions adopted by Sterling Price Camp of Ex-Confederates in Dallas on the death of Col. John W. Daniel. "The deceased was born in Greene County, GA, and was in the 82d year of his age [born ca. 1832]." "Sterling Price Resolutions," Denton County News, 1/31/1905, p. 4, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Death of Colonel John W. Daniel," Denton County News, 1/20/1905, p. 4, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Col. John W. Daniel born in Greensboro, GA, on 12/29/1827, "represented Dallas county in the 17th and 18th legislatures [sic], died "last Friday at the home of his sister in Union Point (Georgia). The interment will be held Saturday at that place." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Daniel, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Finance Lunatic Asylum Building Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on (Co-Chair) Revenue and Taxation
16th R.S. - 1879 Code of Criminal Procedure, Select Federal Relations Internal Improvements Penitentiary Printing Reduction of Expenses in Departments, Select (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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