Daniel Dunklin

Daniel Dunklin (January 14, 1790 - August 25, 1844) was the Democratic 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 Historical Site, and interprets Dunklin's role as the Father of Public Schools, and provides a scenic overlook of the Mississippi River. Dunklin County in Missouri is named for him, as is the school district of Pevely, and Herculaneum, MO. known as The Dunklin R-V School District.

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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

v • d • e Governors of Missouri

McNair • Bates • Williams • Miller • Dunklin • Boggs • Reynolds • M. Marmaduke • Edwards • King • Price • Polk • H. Jackson • Stewart • C. Jackson • Gamble • Hall • Fletcher • McClurg • Brown • Woodson • Hardin • Phelps • Crittenden • J. Marmaduke • Morehouse • Francis • Stone • Stephens • Dockery • Folk • Hadley • Major • Gardner • Hyde • Baker • Caulfield • Park • Stark • Donnell • Donnelly • Smith • Donnelly • Blair • Dalton • Hearnes • Bond • Teasdale • Bond • Ashcroft • Carnahan • Wilson • Holden • Blunt

v • d • e Lieutenant Governors of Missouri

Ashley • Reeves • Dunklin • Boggs • Cannon • Marmaduke • Young • Price • Brown • Jackson • Reynolds • Hall • Smith • Stanard • Gravely • Johnson • Coleman • Brockmeyer • Campbell • Morehouse • Claycomb • O'Meara • Bolte • Lee • Rubey • McKinley • Gmelich • Painter • Crossley • Lloyd • Bennett • Winter • Harris • Davis • Blair • Long • Bush • Eagleton • Morris • Phelps • Rothman • Woods • Carnahan • Wilson • Maxwell • Kinder