- Daniel W. Lawler
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Daniel W. Lawler was Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Biography
Lawler was born Daniel William Lawler on March 28, 1859 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.[1] He would become a lawyer. Lawler passed away on September 15, 1926. He was Roman Catholic.
Political career
Lawler was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota 1892, losing to Knute Nelson. He was Mayor of Saint Paul from 1908 to 1910. In 1912, he ran for the United States Senate from Minnesota, losing once again to Nelson. He also unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 1916, losing to future United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg. Lawler was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that year.
References
- ^ "Daniel William Lawler". Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawe-lawr.html#657.53.51. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
Categories:- People from Crawford County, Wisconsin
- Mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Minnesota lawyers
- 1859 births
- 1926 deaths
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