Daniel W. Lawler

Daniel William Lawler (March 28, 1859 – September 15, 1926) was an American politician who served as the 30th mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1908 to 1910 as a member of the Democratic Party.

Lawler was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and moved to Minnesota in the 1880s. He would remain out of politics until his successful campaign for mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota in 1907. He served as mayor of Saint Paul from 1908 to 1910. In 1912, he ran for the United States Senate from Minnesota, losing once again to Nelson. He also unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 1916, losing to future United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg. Lawler was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that year.

Lawler died in Saint Paul and is buried in Calvary Cemetery there.