Daniel P. Baldwin
Daniel P. Baldwin | |
|---|---|
| 12th Indiana Attorney General | |
| In office November 6, 1880 – November 6, 1882 | |
| Governor | James D. Williams, Isaac P. Gray, Albert G. Porter |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Woollen |
| Succeeded by | Francis T. Hord |
Daniel Pratt Baldwin (c. 1837 – December 13, 1908) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, banker, writer, lecturer, and philanthropist who served as the twelfth Indiana Attorney General from November 6, 1880 to November 6, 1882.[1][2][3]
Biography
Early life and education
Baldwin was born in
Baldwin was educated at Madison County
Political and judicial career
Baldwin, a Republican, was elected twice as judge of the Court of Common Pleas.[1]
In 1880, Baldwin sought the Republican nomination in a race for a seat on the Indiana Supreme Court. He failed to secure his party's nomination in that race, but he was nominated and eventually elected to be Indiana Attorney General, succeeding Thomas W. Woollen. Baldwin served for two years as Attorney General in the administrations of Governors James D. Williams (only for a brief time, however, as Williams died two weeks after Baldwin took office), Isaac P. Gray, and Albert G. Porter. Another prominent Logansport lawyer, William Wheeler Thornton, served as Deputy Attorney General under Baldwin. Baldwin was succeeded to the office by Francis T. Hord.[1][6]
Due to a "misunderstanding", Baldwin refused to support the re-election campaign of Republican President Benjamin Harrison (former U.S. from Indiana) in the 1892 presidential election, instead choosing to support his Democratic challenger Grover Cleveland. Baldwin later returned to supporting the Republican Party, however.[1]
Personal life and death
Baldwin opened a number of banks in numerous small towns in northeastern Indiana. He was accused of embezzlement of funds from a bank in Newton County. He lost much of the wealth he had accrued throughout his life in trying to sort out the accusation.[3]
Baldwin was a prolific writer, composing many letters, newspaper articles, and speeches. He published numerous essays on topics including religion and public speaking.[1][5]
Baldwin's home in Logansport, the Kendrick-Baldwin House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Baldwin was a supporter of the Chautauqua movement, an adult education movement that swept across the United States around the turn of the century. Baldwin was a close friend of the movement's founder, Bishop John H. Vincent, and had a cottage in Chautauqua, New York, where he frequently visited and delivered lectures.[5]
Baldwin was a
Baldwin married India Smith Baldwin, who died "a few years" after 1880.[3]
Late in life, Baldwin moved to
Baldwin died in 1908.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Monks, Leander John (1916). Courts and lawyers of Indiana. Indianapolis: Federal Publishing Company.
- ^ "Attorneys General of Indiana". Indiana State Library. 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Copeland, Richard (1 Aug 2008). "The historic Memorial Home". Pharos-Tribune.
- ^ Dunn, Jacob Piatt (1919). Indiana and Indianans. Indianapolis Public Library.
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Kendrick-Baldwin House". National Park Service.
- ^ Copeland, Richard (10 Apr 2018). "Local expert in the law". Pharos-Tribune.
- ^ Robbins, Peter (12 Feb 2010). "Why They Compete" (PDF). Wabash College. The Bachelor.
- ^ Reeve, Frank D. (1953). "Albert Franklin Banta: Arizona Pioneer". New Mexico Historical Review. 28.
