Daniel Dunklin

Gravesite of Daniel Dunklin in Herculaneum

Daniel Dunklin (January 14, 1790 – August 25, 1844) was the fifth Governor of Missouri from 1832 to 1836. He was born in 1790 in Greenville, South Carolina, and died in 1844 near Herculaneum, Missouri, where he is buried. His grave is a state historic site and interprets Dunklin's role as the Father of Public Schools, as well as offering a scenic overlook of the Mississippi River. Dunklin County in Missouri is named for him, as is the school district of Pevely and Herculaneum, known as the Dunklin R-V School District.[1]

During his governorship, in 1833, more than 1,000 Mormons were oppressed and driven from their homes and lands in Jackson County by ad-hoc vigilante mobs. Dunklin made a weak effort to restore law and order in the district, but ultimately capitulated to the demands of the vigilantes and turned a blind eye to the injustices committed against the Latter Day Saints.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Columbia

External links

• "Daniel Dunklin". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7279715. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 

Political offices
Preceded by Benjamin Harrison Reeves	Lieutenant Governor of Missouri 1824–1828	Succeeded by Lilburn Boggs
Preceded by John Miller	Governor of Missouri 1832-1836	Succeeded by Lilburn Boggs