Daniel Manning

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Daniel Manning


37th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office March 8, 1885 – March 31, 1887
President	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Hugh McCulloch
Succeeded by	Charles S. Fairchild
Personal details
Born	May 16, 1831 Albany, New York, U.S.
Died	December 24, 1887(1887-12-24) (aged 56) Albany, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning
Residence	Albany, New York

Daniel Manning (May 16, 1831 – December 24, 1887) was an American businessman, journalist, and politician most notable for having served as the 37th United States Secretary of the Treasury.^[1]

Biography

Former residence of Daniel Manning in Washington, D.C.

Manning depicted on a Series 1886 silver certificate.

Manning was born May 16, 1831 in Albany, New York. He was educated in the public schools and then entered the world of commerce. At the age of 11, Manning went to work for the Albany Atlas, which consolidated with the Argus in 1856. Manning became editor in 1865 and owner in 1873.^[2]

Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning, circa 1903

In November 1884, Manning married Mary Margaretta Fryer (1844-1928), daughter of William John Fryer and Margaret Livingston (Crofts) Fryer.

Manning's political career was very successful as well. He became chairman of the New York Democratic committee in 1881.^[3] He resigned in 1885,^[4] having been appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Grover Cleveland in March.^[5] Manning resigned on March 31, 1887; the cause was due to ill health.^[6]

Death and legacy

The Daniel Manning memorial at the Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York).

He died in Albany home in 1887, from Brights disease, and was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery there.^[7]

An engraved portrait of Manning appears on U.S. paper money, on the series 1886 20.00 silver certificates.^[8] Some of these notes are referred to as "diamondbacks" due to their unusual reverse design and they are scarce.

There is a memorial to Manning in the Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York).

References

↑ "Daniel Manning (1885 - 1887)". Secretaries of the Treasury. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Treasury.
↑ "MR. MANNING'S CAREER", The New York Times, 1887-12-25, retrieved 2011-02-09
↑ "STATE DEMOCRATIC PLANS", The New York Times, 1881-08-16, retrieved 2011-02-09
↑ "THE COMING CONVENTIONS", The New York Times, 1885-08-02, retrieved 2011-02-09, The resignation of Daniel Manning, Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, is in the hands of Secretary John O'Brien, of Dutchess.
↑ "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S CABINET", The New York Times, 1885-03-06, retrieved 2011-02-09
↑ "MANNING OUT OF OFFICE", The New York Times, 1887-02-15, retrieved 2011-02-09
↑ "EX-SECRETARY MANNING DYING", The New York Times, 1887-12-22, retrieved 2011-02-09
↑ Portraits on U.S. Bank Notes, The National Currency Foundation, retrieved 22 December 2012

Party political offices
Preceded by Lester B. Faulkner	New York State Democratic Committee Chairman August 1881 – August 1885	Succeeded by John C. O'Brien
Political offices
Preceded by Hugh McCulloch	U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Served under: Grover Cleveland March 1885 – March 1887	Succeeded by Charles S. Fairchild

United States Secretaries of the Treasury

18th century	Hamilton Wolcott Dexter

19th century	Gallatin Campbell Dallas Crawford Rush Ingham McLane Duane Taney Woodbury Ewing Forward Spencer Bibb Walker Meredith Corwin Guthrie Cobb Thomas Dix Chase Fessenden McCulloch Boutwell Richardson Bristow Morrill Sherman Windom Folger Gresham McCulloch Manning Fairchild Windom Foster Carlisle Gage

20th century	Shaw Cortelyou MacVeagh McAdoo Glass Houston Mellon Mills Woodin Morgenthau Vinson Snyder Humphrey Anderson Dillon Fowler Barr Kennedy Connally Shultz Simon Blumenthal Miller Regan Baker Brady Bentsen Rubin Summers

21st century	O'Neill Snow Paulson Geithner Lew

Cabinet of President Grover Cleveland (1885–89)

Secretary of State	Thomas F. Bayard (1885–89)

Secretary of the Treasury	Daniel Manning (1885–87) Charles S. Fairchild (1887–89)

Secretary of War	William C. Endicott (1885–89)

Attorney General	Augustus H. Garland (1885–89)

Postmaster General	William F. Vilas (1885–88) Donald M. Dickinson (1888–89)

Secretary of the Navy	William C. Whitney (1885–89)

Secretary of the Interior	Lucius Q. C. Lamar, II (1885–88) William F. Vilas (1888–89)

Secretary of Agriculture	Norman J. Coleman (1889)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 18946804 LCCN: n96053391

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