Arthur N. Daniels

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Who is Arthur N. Daniels?

Arthur N. Daniels was the first House speaker of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature and a member of the Oklahoma People's Party.

An Illinois native, Daniels arrived in Oklahoma Territory and took part in the Land Run of 1889. He was elected to the First Territorial Legislature of 1890 and chosen by fellow lawmakers to serve as the speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives. As a leader of a coalition of Populists, Democrats, and renegade Republicans, Daniels helped locate what would become Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

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on July 23, 2013

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