Thomas D. Danner Explained

Thomas Daniel Danner
Office:Northampton County Orphan's court Clerk
Term Start:1927
Term End:1929
Office1:Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 18th district
Term Start1:1903
Term End1:1906
Successor1:Benjamin Franklin Miller
Office2:Northampton County Democratic Committee Chairman
Term Start2:1901
Term End2:1904
Office3:Easton city solicitor
Term Start3:1898
Term End3:1902
Office4:Northampton County Prison Board of Inspectors Solicitor
Term Start4:1892
Term End4:1904
Birth Date:September 5, 1851
Birth Place:Moore Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Democrat
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 Senate in the 18th district as a Democrat for one term from 1903 to 1906.[1]

Early life and education

Danner was born September 5, 1851, in Moore Township, Pennsylvania, the son of John Adam Danner and Mary Ann Née Graver. He attended Weaversville Academy in East Allen Township, Pennsylvania and then Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, where he completed his undergraduate degree. He then studied law at the Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, Michigan, where he graduated and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1879.

Career

He worked as a teacher in Northampton County, Pennsylvania 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 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.

Personal life

Danner married Sarah Alice Née Howell and the couple had two children; John Howell Danner and Harriet Danner Ritter.

Death

Danner died from liver cancer in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 1929, at the age of 78. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Daniel Danner . . 11 May 2023.