Price Daniel Jr.
| Price Daniel Jr. | |
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| Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office January 14, 1973 – January 14, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Rayford Price |
| Succeeded by | Bill W. Clayton |
| Texas State Representative | |
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In office January 14, 1969 – January 14, 1975 |
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| President Texas State Constitutional Convention | |
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In office 1974–1974 |
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| Personal details | |
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Marion Price Daniel, Jr. June 8, 1941 Austin, Travis County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1981 (aged 39) Liberty County, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Ford Wommack (1966–1975) Vickie Loretha Carroll Moore (1976–1981) |
| Children | Thomas Houston Campbell Daniel Franklin Baldwin Daniel Marion Price Daniel, IV |
| Profession | Attorney |
Marion Price Daniel Jr. (properly Marion Price Daniel III) (June 8, 1941 – January 19, 1981) was a United States politician from Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.
Daniel was a Texas state politician, born in Austin on June 8, 1941, into a political dynasty that dated back to his great-great-great grandparents Sam Houston and Margaret Lea Houston. At the time of his birth, his father Marion Price Daniel, Sr. was a state representative who eventually rose to the office of Governor of Texas. Daniel Sr. also served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, as United States Senator and Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. His mother Jean Houston Baldwin, a member of both the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution, was a direct descendant of Sam and Margaret Lea Houston. Daniel Sr.'s brother William Partlow Daniel, also served in the Texas House of Representatives and had been appointed Governor of the U.S. Territory of Guam by President John F. Kennedy.
He was raised in Austin and followed the political career of his father. By age twelve, he was making speeches on his father’s behalf. He graduated from Austin High School in 1959, Baylor University in 1964, and Baylor Law School in 1966. While still enrolled in the university, Daniel started a mail-order book business that specialized in rare books of Texas history.
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