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Thomas Daniel Danner | |
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Northampton County Orphan's court Clerk | |
In office 1927–1929 | |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
In office 1903–1906 | |
Preceded by | Jacob B. Kemerer |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Miller |
Northampton County Democratic Committee Chairman | |
In office 1901–1904 | |
Easton city solicitor | |
In office 1898–1902 | |
Northampton County Prison Board of Inspectors Solicitor | |
In office 1892–1904 | |
Personal details | |
Born | September 5,1851 Moore Township,Northampton County,Pennsylvania |
Died | September 19,1929 78) Easton,Pennsylvania | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sarah Alice Née Howell |
Children | John Howell Danner Harriet Danner Ritter |
Alma mater | Keystone State Normal School Michigan State University College of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer Educator |
Thomas Daniel Danner was an American politician from Pennsylvania who represented Northampton County in the Pennsylvania State Senate in the 18th district as a Democrat for two terms from 1903 to 1906. [1]
Thomas Danner was born September 5,1851,in Moore Township,Northampton County,Pennsylvania to John Adam Danner and Mary Ann Née Graver. He attended the Weaversville Academy before receiving a higher education at the Keystone State Normal School. He studied law at the Michigan State University College of Law,graduating and being admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1879. He worked as a teacher in the Northampton County school system and was Coplay,Pennsylvania's school director. He was named to the Northampton Bar in 1890 and was named the Solicitor of the Northampton County Prison Board of Inspectors from 1892 to 1904. He also served as Easton's city solicitor from 1898 to 1902. He was elected chair of the Northampton County Democratic Committee,serving from 1901 to 1904. He then served two terms in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1903 to 1906. After retiring from politics he resumed his law practice in Easton and served as the Northampton County Orphan's court Clerk. [1]
Danner married Sarah Alice Née Howell and the couple had two children;John Howell Danner and Harriet Danner Ritter. Thomas Danner died in Easton on September 19,1929,at the age of 78 from Liver cancer. He is buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Northampton,Pennsylvania. [1]
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