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  Dunklin, Daniel
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NameDaniel Dunklin
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, Missouri , United States
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Born January 14, 1790
DiedAugust 25, 1844 (54 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Oct 17, 2007 09:24am
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InfoDaniel Dunklin was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on 14 January 1790 to Sarah (Sullivan) and Joseph Dunklin, Jr. In 1805 Joseph obtained land and built a home in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in order to move his family from South Carolina. After returning to South Carolina to retrieve his family, Joseph died. Sarah carried out Joseph's plan and relocated her family to Kentucky.

In 1810 Daniel obtained a Spanish land grant and settled near Mine-a-Breton (Potosi), Missouri. On 2 May 1815 Daniel married Emily Willis Pamela Haley of Mercer County, Kentucky. They raised five daughters and one son: Mary W., Emily, James L., Sarah, Eliza, and Jane Caroline. The Dunklins built a two-story brick house near Riverside in 1840. On 25 August 1844 Dunklin died of pneumonia at the age of 54. He is buried on the bluffs of the Mississippi River, north of Herculaneum. (For more Dunklin genealogy, please consult reference staff about Collection #995, v.16, #450 and view the WHMC-C reference policies and procedures form.)

Dunklin worked in mining and business during his early years in Potosi. In 1822 Dunklin held his first public post in the state legislature for the term of one year. In 1826 Governor John Miller appointed him Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief of the Militia of the State of Missouri. Dunklin did not run for public office again until 1828, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor. Daniel Dunklin served as Missouri's fifth governor from 1832 to 1836. He was a member of the Democratic Party and a fervent supporter of President Andrew Jackson and Senator Thomas Hart Benton. During his term as governor Dunklin championed public education and defended the rights of Mormon residents living in Jackson County. He resigned office a few months early in 1836 to accept President Jackson s appointment as Surveyor General of the public lands in Illinois and Missouri. In performing the duties of this office, Dunklin surveyed and named most of Missouri's counties south of the Missouri River. Dunklin County, Missouri, is named in his honor.


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