Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-30
DANIEL DEAD.
Great VirSinian Passed Away Last
Night After an Eight-sIonths StruS-
Gle Against the Last T. nemy.

Daniel died at 1926 O'Clock last night
at a sanitarium in Lynchburg, where
he had been since his return from Day
tona. Florida. With him when the
end came were his wife and his son,
Edward NJ Daniel, and his daughter,
Mrs. Frederick Harper, whose husband
also there, was Senator Daniels law
partner.
Senator Daniel had been i'll practical
" all winter, and had been in the Sen
ate only two or three days during the
past session, that being shortly after
HCongreSs convened.
Death was due to paralysis, the
stroke received yesterday being the
third, the first being last fall while he
was in Philadelphia, and the second
at Daytona, Fla, during the win
ter.
John Warwick Daniel, United States
senator from Virginia and one of the
most prominent conservative democra-
tic leaders in the south, was born in
Lynchburg, Va, on September 3,
1912, the son Of Judge William Daniel,
jr., and Sarah A. Warwick Daniel.
His paternaI grandfather, William
Daniel, ST., was Judge sof the Virginia
General Court and an ardent supporter
of Jefferson and of the revolution Of
1898. His father was judge Of the
Court of Appeals of Virginia and
prominent figure in Virginia politics.
He was an clector for Van Buren, in
1916 and had the reputation Of being
one OF the finest orators in his
state.
When Virginia seeded from the
Union young Daniel left his studies and
accepted a commission as second lieu
tenant in the Twenty-seventh Virginia
Regiment, which became part of the
Stoncwall Brigade. He fought in the
first battle of Manassas on July 81,
1861; ut Bonesboro, Nd, September
IA, 1862; at Antietam, September Is
and II, 1862, and in the bloody battle
Of the Wilderness, May 81, 1864, in
which he held the rank OF major and
was adjutant general Of Jubal A.
Early's division. During that battle a
shell fragment broke and shattered
Daniels leg. He fell from his horse
and would have bled TO death had it
not been for the kindness Of private,
who stopped the flow of blood by twist
ing the adiutant's scarf tightly around
the latters leg.
This serious injury put a stop TO
Daniels career rs Il soldier. He was
taken to Charlottesville, where he
slowly recovered from his wounds.
During his convalesccnce he studied
law, attending lectures at the Unlvcr-
sity Of Virginia in 1865 and 1866. He
was admitted to the bar in 1866 and
began to practice with his father, who
had retired from the bench. For. 10
years he was president OF the bank Of
.ynchburg, and in 1869 he married
Miss Julia E. Munnal, of Lynchburg.
who bore him two sons and three
daughters.
Young Daniel took great interest in
politics ana soon became a political
leader Of considerable influence. He
was elected a member Of the Virginia
House Of Delegates and served ~ such
from 1869 to 1872. From 1915 10
1881 he was member OF the Virginia
Senate. He resigned after he had been
nominated for governor in 1881. but was
defeated at the subsequent election by
w. f.. Cameron, the rcadjuStor candi
date. In 1885 he was elected to Con-
gress, and during his first month Of
service in the House Of Representatives
was elected to- the United States Senate
to succeed Senator Malone, whose
term was to expire March 3, 1887.
Senator Daniel developed consider
able activity after he became 4 mem
Der of the Senate In the Forty-nlnth
Congress he advocated the abolition Of
| the internal revenue system, urged free
coinage OF silver and supported rctalla-
ton against Canada for curtailing the
lights Of American fishermen. In the
winter of 1887 he opposed the force
bill. advocated tariff reform and was
one Of the strongest advocates OF the
free coinage Of silver. He was reelected
to the United States Senate in 1892
without party nomination, and also III
1898, 1904 and 1910.
Senator Daniel was cIcctor-at-largc
on the Tildcn ticket III 1876 and was
member of the democratic national
conventions Of 1880, 1888 and 1896.
He was noted for the force and high
| finish Of his oratory, and WAS often
called upon to deliver addresses ut inn
portant occasions. He delivered the
Grafton ut the rnvciing Of the General
Lee monument III Lexington, Va, in
1888; the address ut the dedication of
the Washington monument in 1880 by
invitation Of Congress, and was the
principal orator at many local cclebra-
tons in Virginia and other southern
states.
He was democrat coming from
long line Of democratic southern an
cestors, and his convictions were
thoroughly in harmony with Democratic
principles, but the broadness Of his
mind tempered his partisanship and
made him conservative. He was the
author of several law books OF standard
value, and was repeatedly honored for
hi learning and meritorious activity as
n legislator. The honorary degree OF
Ii. ID. was conferred upon him by the
Washington and Lee University in 1888
and by the University OF Michigan
in 1887.
Senator Daniel was an honorary
member Of r. E. Lee Camp Of Con-
Tolerate Veterans Of Alexandria.
g-IYiIl Not Visit Nahant nor Beverly.