Rollin M. Daggett

Rollin M. Daggett

Rollin Mallory Daggett (born February 22, 1831 in Richville , St. Lawrence County , New York , † November 12, 1901 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the state of Nevada in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

In 1837, Rollin Daggett moved to northwest Ohio with his father . He attended schools in Defiance . There he also did an apprenticeship in the printing trade. In 1849 he joined the gold rush and moved to California. He mined for gold until 1852. In 1860 he founded the newspaper "San Francisco Mirror" together with some partners, which then merged with the "San Francisco Herald".

Political career

In 1862 Daggett moved to the Nevada Territory , where he settled in Virginia City . Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1863 he sat on the Territorial Government Council. In 1864 he was also involved in the publication of the newspaper "Territorial Enterprise". Between 1867 and 1876 he was a record clerk at the Federal District Court.

In the 1878 congressional election, Rollin Daggett was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he replaced Thomas Wren on March 4, 1879 . Two years later he was defeated by George Williams Cassidy , the Democratic Party candidate . So he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1881 .

On July 1, 1882, Daggett was appointed American envoy to the Kingdom of Hawaii as the successor to James M. Comly . He held this office until April 10, 1885. He then turned to the newspaper business in San Francisco. Rollin Daggett died there on November 12, 1901.

Web links

• Rollin M. Daggett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rollin M. Daggett in the database of Find a Grave (English)