Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Isaac Adair Daniel

Full Name: Isaac Adair "Ike" Daniel
Other surnames: Daniels
Birth date: February 18, 1864
Death date: December 17, 1924

Terms of Service

House, 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ Legislature
5/20/1920 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 30th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 29th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1905 - 1/8/1907
Democrat

(1) "I.A. Daniels of Houston, succeeding Judge Winfrey of Crockett." "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American .
(2) "For Legislators, candidates who have complied with the law in filing applications...," 6/17/1906, p. 2, col. 1. Crockett, 27th District, I.A. Daniel, Kennard. Galveston Daily News .
(3) Kennard is 16 miles east of Crockett in Houston County. Handbook of Texas Online .
(4) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal .
(5) Kennard City, Houston County. House Journal .
(6) Kennard. House Journal .
(7) I.A. Daniel, in special election 5/15/1920, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Edwin Winfree, resigned after 2nd C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(8) Crockett, Houston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(9) Kennard, Houston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(10) Crockett, Houston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(11) Crockett. Texas Legislative Manual .
(12) Crockett. Texas Legislative Manual .
(13) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in previous legislatures and attendance at Democratic conventions. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. I.A. Daniels, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.A. Daniel, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I.A. Daniel, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Ike A. Daniel, Crockett, Houston County, age 35, born January 1865, groceryman, boarder in household of Sam E. Howard.
Census of 1910 - Ike Daniel, Crockett, Houston County, age 46, retail merchant/general store, spouse Ruth, son Ike Adair Daniel.
Census of 1920 - Isiac A., Crockett, Houston County, age 55, owner/cotton gin, spouse Ruth K., son Isiac Daniel Jr. FamilySearch . 1900 1920

1910

Isaac Adair Daniel, birth date 2/18/1864, death date 12/17/1924, mother Sallie Platt, father J.W. Daniel, buried in Crockett. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Isaac Adair Daniel, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County. Includes historical marker photo, obituary. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Prominent Citizen of Crockett Dies Suddenly," 12/18/1924, p. 2. Death date 12/17/1924. Galveston Daily News .
Historical marker, Isaac Adair Daniel, Crockett, Houston County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Biography of James M. Daniel (married to Sallie Platt), pp. 145-146. Includes biographical information about son Isaac Adair Daniel, known as Ike Daniel, "a prominent citizen of Crockett and Houston County and held both the offices of sheriff and representative in the Texas Legislature." Son Albert K. Daniel "followed in his father's footsteps," serving as a representative in the Texas Legislature. Relatives: Isaac Adair Daniel - father; Albert K. Daniel - son. The History of Houston County, Texas 1943.