Daniel Webster Gill Explained

Daniel Webster Gill
Office1:Member of the Wyoming Senate
Term Start1:1915
Term End1:1919
Predecessor1:John B. Kendrick
Office2:23rd and 26th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Term Start2:1905
Term End2:1906
Predecessor2:Moses Patrick Keefe
Successor2:P. S. Cook
Term Start3:1913
Term End3:1914
Predecessor3:L. R. Bresnahan
Successor3:R. N. La Fontaine
Birth Date:18 April 1856
Birth Place:Hinsdale, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Restingplace:Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Father:Bartholomew Gill
Mother:Mary Dwyer
Education:Connecticut Literary Institution
Signature:Daniel W. Gill signature.png

Daniel Webster Gill (April 18, 1856 – October 27, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 23rd and 26th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming and in the Wyoming Senate as a Democrat.

Early life

Daniel Webster Gill was born on April 18, 1856, in Hinsdale, Massachusetts to Bartholomew Gill and Mary Dwyer. He graduated from the Connecticut Literary Institution and being a clerk in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1883, he moved to the Wyoming Territory and became a clerk for the Secretary of the Territory for six years. In 1890, he became involved in selling real estate in Cheyenne.[1]

Career

He served as mayor of Cheyenne from 1903 to 1904, and again from 1913 to 1914. From 1915 to 1919, he served in the Wyoming Senate.[2] In 1904, he was appointed as the United States commissioner for the Cheyenne district and held the position until his death.[3]

Later life

He died at a hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming on October 27, 1933.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Wyoming, Volume 3 . Bartlett . Ichabod S. . January 1, 1918 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . 74 . Google Books.
  2. Web site: Men of Wyoming . Peterson . C. S. . January 1, 1915 . 96 . Google Books.
  3. News: Pioneer Dies At Cheyene . 28 October 1933 . The Billings Gazette . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113185626/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42226959/the_billings_gazette/ . 13 January 2020 . 10 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Former Mayor Of Cheyenne Is Dead . 29 October 1933 . Casper Star-Tribune . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113164956/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42219626/casper_startribune/ . 13 January 2020 . 8 . Newspapers.com.