Rollin M. Daggett Explained

Rollin M. Daggett
Image Name:Rollin M. Daggett.jpg
Minister From:United States
Country:Hawaii
Term Start:August 21, 1882
Term End:June 12, 1885
Predecessor:James M. Comly
Successor:George W. Merrill
President:Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
State1:Nevada
District1:At-Large
Term Start1:March 4, 1879
Term End1:March 3, 1881
Preceded1:Thomas Wren
Succeeded1:George Williams Cassidy
Birth Date:22 February 1831
Birth Place:Richville, New York, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Party:Republican

Rollin Mallory Daggett (February 22, 1831 – November 12, 1901) was a 19th-century American politician, minister, and diplomat. Daggett served a single term as a United States representative from Nevada from 1879 to 1881.[1]

Biography

Daggett was born on February 22, 1831, in Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York.[2]

He had served in the Nevada Territorial Council. Later he was the United States Minister Resident to the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1882 to 1885. A member of the Sagebrush School, Daggett was also a writer.[3]

He died on November 12, 1901, in San Francisco, California and was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (which is no longer open).

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index to Politicians: Da to Dail . 2022-10-21 . The Political Graveyard.
  2. Web site: Daggett, Rollin Mallory . 2022-10-21 . Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress . United States Congress.
  3. Web site: The Sagebrush School Nevada Writers Hall of Fame 2009. October 28, 2009. University of Nevada, Reno. 26 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204538/http://knowledgecenter.unr.edu/libraries/support/writers_hof/sagebrushschool.html. 4 January 2014.