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William H Daingerfield

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Preceded by
  
John William Smith

Education
  
University of Virginia

Role
  
Lawyer

Name
  
William Daingerfield

Profession
  
Lawyer


Died
  
1878, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States

William H. Daingerfield (1808–1878) was the one-hundred-and-sixth Mayor of San Antonio, Texas.

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Early life

William H. Daingerfield was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1808.

Daingerfield attended the University of Virginia from 1828–1829, before becoming a lawyer in Maryland. He was also a farmer in the state.

Texas politician

He was the one-hundred-and-sixth mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1838), a Texas Senator for Bexar County (1840–1842), Texas Secretary of the Treasury (1842–1844) and chargé d'affaires for the Republic of Texas in the Netherlands (1844–1845).

Later life

He moved to Washington D.C. in 1860 to again practice law. 18 years later, he died in Prince George's County, Maryland.

References

William H. Daingerfield Wikipedia