Editing Daniel Manning

{{short description|37th United States Secretary of the Treasury}}
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{{infobox officeholder
|name = Daniel Manning
|image = Secretary Daniel Manning.webp
|office1 = 37th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
|president1  = [[Grover Cleveland]]
|term_start1 = March 8, 1885
|term_end1 = March 31, 1887
|predecessor1 = [[Hugh McCulloch]]
|successor1 = [[Charles S. Fairchild]]
|office2 = Chair of the [[New York State Democratic Committee|New York Democratic Party]]
|term_start2 = August 1881
|term_end2 = August 1885
|predecessor2 = [[Lester B. Faulkner]]
|successor2 = John O'Brien
|birth_date = {{birth date|1831|5|16}}
|birth_place = [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1887|12|24|1831|5|16}}
|death_place = [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
|restingplace = [[Albany Rural Cemetery]], [[Menands, New York]]
|spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Mary Little<br>|1853|1882|reason=her death}}
* {{marriage|[[Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning|Mary Margaretta Fryer]]<br>|1884}}
}}
|children = 4 (including [[James Hilton Manning]])
|relations = [[John B. Manning]] (brother)
|occupation = Newspaper publisher<br/>Banker
|signature = Signature of Daniel Manning (1831–1887).png
}}

'''Daniel Manning''' (May 16, 1831 – December 24, 1887) was an American journalist, banker, and politician. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], he was most notable for his service as the 37th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] from 1885 to 1887 under President [[Grover Cleveland]].

A native of [[Albany, New York]], Manning began a newspaper career at age 11 and worked his way through the ranks of the ''Albany Argus'' to become president and publisher. Manning also undertook self-study to compensate for his lack of formal education and became recognized for his expertise in topics as varied as finance and fine art. Manning was also involved in banking and business, and became president of Albany's National Commercial Bank.

Manning was active in politics as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], and  attended numerous state and national conventions as a delegate. As chair of the [[New York State Democratic Committee|New York Democratic Party]], Manning was a key supporter of [[Grover Cleveland]]'s successful campaign for president [[1884 United States presidential election|in 1884]]. Cleveland appointed Manning Secretary of the Treasury, and he served from 1885 to 1887. As head of the Treasury Department, Manning advised Cleveland on fiscal and economic policy matters. As a trusted advisor, he provided input to Cleveland on political appointments and topics not directly related to his cabinet portfolio.

Manning left the cabinet because of ill health. He served briefly as president of the Western National Bank of New York. He died in Albany on December 24, 1887. Manning was buried at  [[Albany Rural Cemetery]] in [[Menands, New York]].

==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"/>

==Career==
Manning worked his way through the ranks at the ''Argus'', including positions as stenographer, reporter, associate editor, editor, publisher, and owner and president.<ref name="White">{{cite book |date=1895 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Td0DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA405 |location=New York, NY |publisher=James T. White & Company |pages=405–406 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Manning devoted significant time to self-study to make up for his lack of formal education, and developed expertise in political science, banking and finance, and fine art.<ref name="White"/>

In addition to his newspaper interests, Manning was involved in banking and business.<ref name="White"/> He was a trustee of Albany's National Savings Bank, and a director of Albany's [[KeyBank|National Commercial Bank]].<ref name="White"/> He became vice president of the National Commercial Bank in 1881, and he ascended to the presidency after the 1882 death of  [[Robert H. Pruyn]].<ref name="Parker">{{cite book |editor-last=Parker |editor-first=Amasa J. Jr. |editor-link=Amasa J. Parker Jr. |date=1897 |title=Landmarks of Albany County, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/landmarksofalban00parker/page/n853/mode/2up |location=Syracuse, NY |publisher=D. Mason & Co. |pages=134–135 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Manning was also interested in railroads, including serving on the [[Albany & Susquehanna Railroad]]'s board of directors.<ref name="White"/> In addition, after the invention of the incandescent light bulb, Manning served on the board of directors of the Electric Light Company of Albany.<ref name="White"/> Manning was also a director of the Albany Railway Company, the city's [[Street running train|street railroad]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tenney |first1=Jonathan |last2=Howell |first2=George Rogers |date=1886 |title=Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y. from 1609 to 1886 |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nWkJAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA519 |location=New York, NY |publisher=W. W. Munsell & Company |page=519 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

===Political career===
[[File:US-$20-SC-1886-Fr-316.jpg|thumb|right|Manning depicted on a Series 1886 [[Silver certificate (United States)|silver certificate]]]]
A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], for many years Manning was recognized as the leader of the party in Albany.<ref name="Parker"/> He was a delegate to all the state Democratic conventions from 1874 to 1884.<ref name="Parker"/> He served as a member of the state Democratic committee from 1874 to 1885, and secretary from 1879 to 1881.<ref name="Parker"/> From 1881 to 1885, Manning was chair of the [[New York State Democratic Committee|New York Democratic Party]].<ref name="Parker"/> He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of [[1876 Democratic National Convention|1876]], [[1880 Democratic National Convention|1880]], and [[1884 Democratic National Convention|1884]].<ref name="Parker"/> He was chair of the 1880 convention, and head of New York state's 1884 delegation.<ref name="Parker"/> Manning was a friend and political ally of [[Samuel J. Tilden]], and worked with him to oppose the political corruption of [[Tammany Hall]] and the [[Tweed Ring]].<ref name="Parker"/>

During the [[1884 United States presidential election]], Manning was a leader of [[Grover Cleveland]]'s campaign.<ref name="Miller"/> At the national convention, he played a key role in obtaining the nomination for Cleveland, and his efforts on Cleveland's behalf were credited with aiding Cleveland's narrow victory in the general election.<ref name="Miller"/>

===Secretary of the Treasury===
[[File:Daniel Manning Secretary of the Treasury 1898 medal.jpg|thumb|right|1898 U.S. Mint commemorative medal depicting Daniel Manning]]
After Cleveland won the presidency, Tilden advocated Manning's appointment as Secretary of the Treasury.<ref name="Miller"/> Cleveland concurred, and Manning served from March 8, 1885, until resigning because of ill health on March 31, 1887.<ref name="Miller"/> A fiscal conservative and advocate of the [[gold standard]], as was Cleveland, Manning worked to preserve the Treasury's cash surplus and increase its gold reserve.<ref name="Miller"/> In addition, Manning advocated [[Tariff in United States history|tariff reduction]].<ref name="Miller"/>

As a cabinet secretary who enjoyed Cleveland's confidence, Manning provided advice to Cleveland on fiscal and economic policy.<ref name="Miller"/> As a trusted political advisor, Manning also provided input to Cleveland on appointees and issues that were not within Treasury's usual purview.<ref name="Miller"/>

===Later life===
After leaving the Treasury Department, Manning accepted appointment as president of the Western National Bank of New York.<ref name="White"/> He died of [[Chronic kidney disease|Bright's disease]] at his home in Albany on December 24, 1887.<ref name="White"/><ref>{{cite news |date=December 22, 1887 |title=Ex-Secretary Manning Dying |url= https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1887/12/22/103157374.pdf |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=Albany |page=1 |via=[[TimesMachine]] |access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref> Manning's funeral took place at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Albany, and was attended by President Cleveland and all but one member of the cabinet.<ref name="Grains">{{cite web |url=https://grainoncescattered.org/2016/06/20/daniel-mannings-funeral/ |title=Daniel Manning's Funeral |date=June 20, 2016 |website=Grain, Once Scattered |publisher=St. Paul's Episcopal Church |location=Albany, NY}}</ref> He was buried at [[Albany Rural Cemetery]] in [[Menands, New York|Menands]].<ref name="Grains"/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Embassy of Malaysia - Chancery Annex.JPG|thumb|right|Former residence of Daniel Manning in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
[[File:Mary Margaretta Fryer.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning|Mary Margaretta Fryer]]]]
[[File:Daniel Manning memorial.JPG|thumb|right|Manning memorial pillar at Albany's [[Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York)|Cathedral of All Saints]]. The text reads "A daughter's love makes this memorial in the Cathedral Church of his native city, of the public services of Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, 1885–1887."]]
In 1853, Manning married Mary Little, who died in 1882.<ref name="Parker"/> They were the parents of four children:<ref name="Parker"/>

* [[James Hilton Manning]] (1854–1925), who was editor and manager of the ''Albany Argus'' and served as [[List of mayors of Albany, New York|mayor of Albany]].<ref name="JHMObit1925">{{cite news |title=Col. J. H. Manning Dies at Defense Day Test |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1925/07/05/archives/col-j-h-manning-dies-at-defense-day-test-was-a-banker-and-exmayor.html |access-date=December 8, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 5, 1925 |page=3 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* Frederick Clinton Manning (1859–1928), a prominent engraver of Albany.<ref name="Hinman1895"/>
* Anastasia "Anna" Manning (1861–1933), who married John A. Delehanty.<ref name="Hinman1895"/>
* Mary Elizabeth Manning (1867–1906), who married Jules C. Van der Oudermeulen.<ref name="Hinman1895">{{cite book |last1=Hinman |first1=Ida |title=The Washington Sketch Book |date=1895 |publisher=Hartman & Cadick, Printers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NxAyAQAAMAAJ |access-date=December 8, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1884, Manning married [[Mary Margaretta Fryer Manning|Mary Margaretta Fryer]] (1844–1928), the daughter of William John and Margaret Livingston ({{nee}} Crofts) Fryer, and a descendant of [[Robert Livingston the Elder|Robert Livingston]], the first lord of [[Livingston Manor]].<ref name="Parker"/> She died at her home in Albany in July 1928.<ref name="MrsManningObit1928">{{cite news |title=MRS. DANIEL MANNING DIES AT AGE OF 83; Widow of Cleveland's First Secretary of the Treasury-- Former D.A.R. Head. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/20/archives/mrs-daniel-manning-dies-at-age-of-83-widow-of-clevelands-first.html |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=20 July 1928}}</ref>

===Legacy===
An engraved portrait of Manning appears on U.S. paper money, the series 1886 $20 silver certificate.<ref>{{Citation | title = Portraits on U.S. Bank Notes | publisher = The National Currency Foundation | url = http://nationalcurrencyfoundation.org/portrait-Daniel-Manning-31 | access-date = December 22, 2012}}</ref> These collectible notes are referred to as "Mannings" or "diamondbacks" due to their unusual reverse design, and because of their rarity they often sell for between $1,000 and $5,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oldmoneyprices.com/twenty-dollars-1886-silver-certificate-values/ |title=Value of 1886 $20 Silver Certificates |last= |first= |website=Old Money Prices.com |publisher=Old Money Prices |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

In 1898, engraver [[George T. Morgan]] created for the [[United States Mint]] a commemorative medal depicting Manning.<ref name="Failor"/> 160 medals were struck and offered for sale.<ref name="Worthpoint">{{cite web |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1898-s-mint-medal-daniel-manning-1912249441 |title=1898 U.S. Mint Medal Daniel Manning Rare Choice |website=Worthpoint.com |publisher=WorthPoint Corporation |location=Atlanta, GA |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> Many are still in circulation, and sell for between $100 and $200 at auction.<ref name="Worthpoint"/>

In 1898, the Treasury Department's [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]] commissioned two new ships named for previous Treasury secretaries, one of which was USRC ''Daniel Manning''.<ref name="Revenue">{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-history.net/OW-US/Manning/USRC_Manning.htm |title=USRC Manning |date=January 23, 2018 |website=Log Books of the U.S. Revenue Service/Coast Guard, 19th and 20th Centuries |publisher=Naval-History.Net}}</ref> During her service, ''Manning'' performed patrol duty off [[New England]] and in the [[Bering Sea]].<ref name="Revenue"/> ''Manning'' was assigned to the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Spanish–American War]] and took part in an engagement off [[Cabañas, Cuba]].<ref name="Revenue"/> During [[World War I]], ''Manning'' was based at [[Gibraltar]] and escorted trade convoys to [[England]] and conducted anti-submarine patrols in the [[Mediterranean]].<ref name="Revenue"/> ''Manning'' was decommissioned and sold in 1930.<ref name="Revenue"/>

In 1887, Manning received the [[honorary degree]] of [[Legum Doctor|LL.D.]] from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Committee on the General Catalogue |date=1916 |title=Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dEMbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1090 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Columbia University |page=1090 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> There is a memorial pillar to Manning at the [[Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York)|Cathedral of All Saints]] in Albany.<ref>{{cite book |author=Woman's Cathedral League |date=1905 |title=Historical and Architectural Guide to the Cathedral of All Saints |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8Mlg73ht_oC&pg=PA44 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |page=44 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Albany's South Manning Boulevard, [[Manning Boulevard]], and North Manning Boulevard, an extended street that is one of the city's main thoroughfares, was named for Manning.<ref name="Grains"/>

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