William Daniel was an American politician from the state of Maryland. A lawyer, he was a noted prohibitionist and abolitionist. He served in both houses of the Maryland state legislature, first as a W
Daniel pictured in 1884
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 1884. Democratic Governor Grover Cleveland of New York narrowly defeated Republican James G. Blaine of Maine, ending a streak of fo
William Daniel (Maryland politician)
…as its president for twelve years. Daniel was the vice presidential nominee and running mate of John St. John on the Prohibition Party ticket in the presidential election of 1884. Placing third in the election that year, he continued his involvement with the cause of temperance until his death in 1897. Daniel was born on Deal…
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Chester A. Arthur, the incumbent president in 1884, whose partial term expired on March 4, 1885
Benjamin Butler from Massachusetts