Editing Daniel Manning (section)

==Early life==
Daniel Manning was born in [[Albany, New York]] on May 16, 1831, the son of John and Eleanor (Oley) Manning.<ref name="Failor">{{cite book |last1=Failor |first1=Kenneth M. |last2=Hayden |first2=Eleanora |date=1972 |title=Medals of the United States Mint |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GK8LynDGQ1gC&pg=PA102 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, DC |page=102 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Manning's siblings included [[John B. Manning]], who served as [[List of mayors of Buffalo, New York|mayor]] of [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref>{{cite book |date=1906 |title=Memorial and Family History of Erie County, New York |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H9ACAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA148 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company |page=148 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> He was educated in the local schools, and at age 11 he began working to help support his family, initially as a page for the [[New York State Assembly]].<ref name="Miller">{{cite web |url=https://millercenter.org/president/cleveland/essays/manning-1885-secretary-of-the-treasury |title=Daniel Manning (1885–1887) |website=Miller Center |date=October 4, 2016 |publisher=University of Virginia |location=Charlottesville, VA |access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref> He subsequently accepted a position as an errand boy for the ''Albany Atlas'' newspaper, which was later renamed the ''Albany Argus''.<ref name="Failor"/>