Arthur N. Daniels

Speaker
Arthur N. Daniels
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial House from the 4th district
In office
1890–1893
Serving with Demetrius W. Talbot and John H. Wimberly
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byO. R. Fegan
Personal details
BornIllinois
NationalityAmerican
Political partyOklahoma People's Party
Alma materKnox College

Arthur N. Daniels (Oct. 31, 1860 - Jan. 1, 1903) was the first House speaker of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature and a member of the Oklahoma People's Party.[1]

An Illinois native, Daniels arrived in Oklahoma Territory and took part in the Land Run of 1889. He was elected to the First Territorial Legislature of 1890 and chosen by fellow lawmakers to serve as the speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives.[2] As a leader of a coalition of Populists, Democrats, and renegade Republicans, Daniels helped locate what would become Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.[1]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Worth Robert, "Populist (People's) Party Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 23, 2010).
  2. ^ "Arthur N. Daniels," Oklahoma Senate Archived July 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed April 23, 2010).