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Businessman journalist politician
Daniel Manning was born on May 16, 1831 in Albany, N. Y. , and was the second son of John and Eleanor Manning who were natives of Albany of Dutch, Irish, and English ancestry. When Daniel was six years old his father died and at eleven the boy was compelled to leave school to help support the family.
He was educated in the public schools and then entered the world of commerce.
In the winter of 1841 he was appointed a page in the state Assembly and held the position for two sessions. At the end of the legislative session of 1842 he became a route carrier for the Albany Atlas. He soon advanced to the position of office boy and messenger, and at fifteen he went to the composing room where he learned the printer's trade. Economic necessity and the desire to better himself led him to study stenography and French; he also tried out as a reporter and on occasion was called upon by the Atlas to report proceedings of the legislature. In 1856 when the Atlas and the Argus combined, Manning was assigned a reporter's desk in the city department. This enabled him to come into contact with men of prominence in Albany County. In 1863 he was chosen by the Associated Press to report the proceedings of the state Assembly, and a few years later he became legislative correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle. From 1858 to 1871 he reported the proceedings of the state Senate for the Argus. Meanwhile (1865) he became part owner and business manager of the Argus Company and in 1873 was elected to its presidency. A close friend and political lieutenant of Samuel J. Tilden, he virtually succeeded him in 1877 as the leader of the Democratic party of the state of New York. For ten years, 1874-84, he was a member of the state Democratic committee and of every state Democratic convention. From 1881 to 1884 he was chairman of the state committee. As a delegate to the national Democratic conventions of 1876, 1880, and 1884, he worked indefatigably for the nomination of Tilden and Cleveland. Possibly Cleveland was indebted to Manning more than to any other person for his nomination as governor of New York and for his first nomination to the presidency. After his resignation as secretary of the treasury he accepted the presidency of the Western National Bank of New York City.
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His treasury reports are notable for their insight into fiscal affairs and for their recommendations concerning currency and taxation. He agreed with Cleveland that the further government purchase and compulsory coinage of silver should be suspended, and defeated the advocates of silver who made strenuous efforts to force the government to accept a silver basis. He vigorously condemned the proposals to reduce the treasury surplus by means of additional premiums to bondholders, extravagant appropriations, or treasury accumulations. In urging reduction of the tariff and retirement of the greenbacks he emphatically indorsed Cleveland's views. While ill health was a primary reason for his resignation from Cleveland's cabinet, the fact that Cleveland resented Tilden's desire to be "the power behind the throne" and, therefore, proscribed all of Tilden's friends, undoubtedly had much to do with Manning's withdrawal. Indeed, an evidently inspired editorial in Leslie's Weekly of January 27, 1887, boldly asserted that Manning was "squeezed out" because of his independence of thought and action.
As a newspaper man Manning gained the reputation of being a careful and accomplished writer. His experience as a journalist proved to be good political training. Manning was not a speechmaker nor an office seeker for himself. He was a quiet man, and his power lay in his judgment of men and affairs, and in his abilities as a harmonizer and political manager. His appointment as secretary of the treasury by Cleveland in 1885, at the request of Tilden, elicited considerable surprise and some adverse criticism. During his two years in office, however, he proved to be not only an able treasury chief but a source of strength to the administration generally.
He was twice married. His first wife was Mary Little, who died in 1882. Two years after her death he was married to Mary Margaretta Fryer, daughter of William Fryer of Albany.
1791 - 1837
1799 - 21 September 1875
13 July 1833 - 28 April 1908
1829 - 1897
1832 - 2 February 1882
1867 - 1906
1861 - 1933
22 September 1854 - 4 July 1925
18 July 1859 - 27 June 1928
1844 - 1928
