William McDaniel (politician)

William McDaniel (1801 – December 14, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was an early pioneer in the city of Vacaville, California.

William McDaniel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's at-large district
In office
December 7, 1846 – March 4, 1847
Preceded bySterling Price
Succeeded byDistrict dissolved
Personal details
Born1801
Grayson County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1866(1866-12-14) (aged 64–65)
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Life

Missouri

Born in Grayson County, Kentucky, McDaniel moved to Missouri in the late 1820s. He served as member of the State senate in 1838 and 1840. He served in the Missouri Volunteers during the Seminole War. McDaniel was elected president of the bank in Palmyra, Missouri, on December 9, 1840. McDaniel was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sterling Price and served from December 7, 1846, to March 4, 1847. He was operating an agency for the location of land claims at Palmyra on June 10, 1847.

California

He moved to Solano County, California, and laid out the town of Vacaville. A written agreement was signed on December 13, 1851 forming a township for Vacaville, nine square miles of land were deeded to William McDaniel for three thousand dollars, and the original city plans were laid out from that.[1][2] In the agreement, McDaniel's would name the new town after the Mexican land grant owner, Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca.[3]

He moved to Humboldt County, California, and established the land office at Humboldt Point in 1858.

Idaho

He moved to the Idaho Territory in 1863 where he practiced law and was associated with the land office. He died in Lewiston, Idaho on December 14, 1866.

References
  1. Escalante, Eric (August 8, 2019). "Why is it called Vacaville, CA? Here's how the city got its name". KXTV. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. History of Solano County...and histories of its cities, towns...etc. by J. P. Munro-Fraser. Wood, Alley & co., 1879. Page 317.
  3. "A City In Ceramics, Vacaville's Centennial Panels". Issuu. Vacaville magazine. pp. 56–58. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Sterling Price		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's at-large congressional district
1846–1847		 Succeeded by
None (District dissolved)
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