Price Daniel

Price Daniel
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1978
Appointed byPreston Smith
Preceded byClyde Smith
Succeeded byFranklin Spears
Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness
In office
October 9, 1967 – January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byC. Farris Bryant
Succeeded byGeorge Lincoln
38th Governor of Texas
In office
January 15, 1957 – January 15, 1963
LieutenantBen Ramsey
Preceded byAllan Shivers
Succeeded byJohn Connally
United States Senator
from Texas
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 14, 1957
Preceded byTom Connally
Succeeded byWilliam A. Blakley
39th Attorney General of Texas
In office
January 21, 1947 – January 1, 1953
GovernorBeauford H. Jester
Allan Shivers
Preceded byGrover Sellers
Succeeded byJohn Ben Shepperd
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 1943 – January 9, 1945
Preceded byHomer Leonard
Succeeded byClaud Gilmer
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 14th district
In office
January 10, 1939 – January 9, 1945
Preceded byAlfred Roark
Succeeded byDavid Read
Personal details
Born
Marion Price Daniel

(1910-10-10)October 10, 1910
Dayton, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 25, 1988(1988-08-25) (aged 77)
Liberty, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJean Houston Baldwin
Children4, including Price Jr.
RelativesWilliam Partlow Daniel (brother)
EducationBaylor University (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
 United States Marine Corps
Years of service1943–1946
RankSecond Lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II
  • Known as the Office of Emergency Planning until October 21, 1968.

Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910 – August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State Relations. Daniel also served as Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.