Henry Dickerson McDaniel (September 4, 1836 – July 25, 1926), was the 52nd Governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.
Henry Dickerson McDaniel | |
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 Portrait of McDaniel, c. 1885–1887 | |
| 52nd Governor of Georgia | |
| In office May 10, 1883 – November 9, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Boynton |
| Succeeded by | John B. Gordon |
| Member of Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 1874–1882 | |
| Member of Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1836 Monroe, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 1926 (aged 89) Monroe, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Monroe Cemetery |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Hester C. Felker (m. 1865) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Mercer University (BA) University of Georgia (LL.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit |  11th Georgia Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
Early life
editHenry Dickerson McDaniel was born on September 4, 1836, in Monroe, Georgia, to Ira McDaniel.[1] Ira McDaniel was one of the first professors of Mercer University.[2] McDaniel attended high school in Atlanta. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University in 1856. He established a law practice in Monroe in 1857. He later attended the University of Georgia and received a LL.D in 1906.[1] He was the youngest delegate to Georgia's secession convention in 1861.[1][2]
Civil War
editMcDaniel joined the Confederate States Army on July 2, 1861, as a first lieutenant of the 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment. McDaniel was promoted to major in November 1862.[1] McDaniel first attracted attention during the American Civil War for taking command of the 11th Georgia Infantry after the death of his officers at the Battle of Gettysburg.[1][3] On July 10, 1863, he was shot by a Union soldier at Funkstown, Maryland.[1][4] Two days later, he was captured by Union troops in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was hospitalized at Point Lookout and then transferred to Johnson's Island in Sandusky, Ohio.[4] He remained in a POW camp until July 1865.[1][4]
Political career
editMcDaniel was a member of the Democratic Party.[citation needed] After the war, McDaniel entered Georgia state politics. He served in the House from 1872 to 1874 and in the Senate from 1874 to 1882.[5]
McDaniel was elected Governor of Georgia to complete the term of Alexander Stephens, who died shortly after his inauguration in 1883. He served out Stephens' term and was re-elected as governor in 1884.[5] During his administration, the Georgia School of Technology was established, and construction began on the new State Capitol.[5][1] He signed the General Local Option Liquor Law into effect on September 18, 1885[6] as part of the Temperance Movement in Georgia.[citation needed]
Personal life
editMcDaniel met Hester C. Felker at the Female Academy in 1857. He wrote letters to her throughout the war and while held prisoner.[4] After the war, McDaniel returned to Monroe, where he married Hester C. Felker on December 20, 1865.[1][4] Felker's father did not approve of the marriage, but Henry and Hester McDaniel were married for sixty years. The couple had two children, Sanders and Gipsy.[4][7]
His home, the McDaniel-Tichenor House,[8] was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Death
editMcDaniel died at his home in Monroe on July 25, 1926.[5] He was interred at Monroe Cemetery.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Former Governor Passes Away". The Atlanta Constitution. July 26, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "McDaniel-Tichenor History: The Governor and His Family". Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Photograph of Henry Dickerson McDaniel, Walton County, Georgia, ca. 1862". Vanishing Georgia. Georgia Archives. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Salter, Charles E. (2011). The Georgia Rambler: A Potter's Snake, The Real Thing Recipe, A Satilla Adventure and More. History Press. pp. 15–18. ISBN 9781609492021. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d "Former Governor Henry D. McDaniel Dies at Monroe". The Atlanta Constitution. July 26, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wagner, Michael A. (2009). "'As Gold Is Tried In The Fire, So Hearts Must Be Tried By Pain': The Temperance Movement in Georgia and the Local Option Law of 1885". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 93 (1). Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Photograph of Gipsy McDaniel Tichenor, Walton County, Georgia". Vanishing Georgia. Georgia Archives. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Photograph of Henry Dickerson McDaniel home, Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, 1887". Vanishing Georgia. Georgia Archives. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Former Governor Buried Tuesday". The Atlanta Constitution. July 28, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
edit- Georgia, and Henry D. McDaniel. Message of Gov. Henry D. McDaniel, to the General Assembly of Georgia, November 1884. Atlanta, Ga: Jas. P. Harrison & Co. [State Printers], 1885.
- Herringshaw, Thomas William. McDaniel, Henry Dickerson. Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography : Contains Thirty-Five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. v4.
- McDaniel, Henry D., Hester Felker McDaniel, and Anita B. Sams. With Unabated Trust: Major Henry McDaniel's Love Letters from Confederate Battlefields As Treasured in Hester McDaniel's Bonnet Box. [s.l.]: Historical Society of Walton County, 1977.
- "McDaniel, Henry Dickerson: Thirty-Fourth Governor of Georgia". National Cyclopedia of American Biography. 1. 1898.
- McDaniel, Henry D. Henry Dickerson McDaniel Letter. 1894.
- McDaniel, Henry D., et al. Henry Dickerson McDaniel Directorship Records. 1870.
- McDaniel, Henry D., et al. Henry Dickerson McDaniel Family Papers. 1838.
- University of Georgia, and Henry D. McDaniel. Statement from Ex-Governor McDaniel, Chairman, of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia, As to Questions between That Board and the G.N. and I. College. Atlanta: Foote & Davies, 1917.
External links
edit- Davis, Jefferson. "Davis, Jefferson, to Georgia Governor Henry McDaniel". Henry D. McDaniel Family and Business Papers, ac. 1966-0400M. Georgia Archives. Retrieved June 3, 2016.