William McDaniel

William McDaniel (* 1801 in Grayson County , Kentucky , †  December 14, 1866 in Lewiston , Idaho ) was an American politician . In 1846 and 1847 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The exact date and place of birth of William McDaniel have not been recorded. Nothing is known about his schooling either. It is believed, however, that he graduated from law school because he practiced as a lawyer in Idaho in the 1860s. In the late 1820s, McDaniel came to Missouri, where he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Missouri Senate in 1838 and 1840 . During the Second Seminole War he was a volunteer in the Missouri State Militia.

In 1840, McDaniel became president of the Palmyra city ​​bank . After the resignation of the member of Parliament Sterling Price he was elected at the by-election for the second seat of Missouri as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 7, 1846. By March 3, 1847, he ended the current legislative period there.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, McDaniel headed the Land Office in Palmyra in 1847 . He then moved to Solano County , California , where he helped found the city of Vacaville . He later moved to Humboldt County , where he set up the land registry in Humboldt Point in 1858. In 1863 he moved to the Idaho Territory , where he worked as a lawyer and also worked for the land registry. William McDaniel died in Lewiston on December 14, 1866.

Web links

• William McDaniel in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)