| Vara Martin Daniel | |||||
| Office: | First Lady of Guam | ||||
| Governor: | Bill Daniel | ||||
| Term Label: | In role | ||||
| Term Start: | May 20, 1961 | ||||
| Term End: | January 20, 1963 | ||||
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1917 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Hillsboro, Texas | ||||
| Death Place: | Liberty, Texas | ||||
| Alma Mater: | Texas State College for Women | ||||
| Party: | Democratic | ||||
| Occupation: | Educator, First Lady of Guam | ||||
| Spouse: | Bill Daniel | ||||
| Children: | 4 | ||||
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Vara Martin Daniel (1917-1987) was an American educator and First Lady of Guam.
On June 17, 1917, Daniel was born in Hillsboro, Texas. Daniel's father was Will M. Martin, a politician. Daniel's mother was Daisy Beavers Martin. Daniel had two siblings, including Crawford C. Martin.[1]
In 1938, Daniel earned a public school music degree and a minor in piano and English from Texas State College for Women in Denton, Texas.[1]
Daniel is a former music teacher. Daniel is a former music program director for the Liberty public schools in Texas.[1]
In 1961, when Bill Daniel was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as the Governor of Guam, Daniel became the First Lady of Guam on May 20, 1961, until January 20, 1963.[1] [2]
In 1972, Daniel became the president of the Trivium Club, until 1973.[1]
Daniel's full name was Vara Faye Martin Daniel. Daniel's husband was Bill Daniel, an attorney, politician, and Governor of Guam. They had four children, Will, Ann, Susan and Dani. Daniel and her family lived in Guam, and Liberty, Texas.[1] [3]
On February 7, 1987, Daniel died from cancer in Liberty, Texas.[1]
This is a list of places named in Daniel's legacy.