Bagley, Daniel, 1818-1905

Daniel Bagley was a Washington State pioneer, Methodist pastor, businessman, and civic leader. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1818 and died in Seattle in 1905. His wife, Susannah Rogers Whipple, was born in Massachusetts in 1819 and died in Seattle in 1913. Bagley became a minister of the Methodist Church in 1842, and in 1852 he was chosen by its board of missions to represent its teachings in Oregon Territory. In 1860 the family moved to Seattle, and in 1861 the Washington territorial legislature appointed Bagley as one of the commissioners of the newly established Territorial University. Bagley was named president of the commission and was one of those responsible for acquisition and sale of university lands. He was also actively involved in the functions of the Republican Party in the territory and in the development of real estate in Seattle. In partnership with George F. Whitworth, Josiah Settle, and Clarence Bagley, he organized the Lake Washington Coal Company, which developed commercial coal mining in the area now known as Newcastle.

Daniel Bagley was a Washington State pioneer, Methodist pastor, businessman, and civic leader. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1818 and died in Seattle in 1905. His wife, Susannah Rogers Whipple, was born in Massachusetts in 1819 and died in Seattle in 1913. Bagley became a minister of the Methodist Church in 1842, and in 1852 he was chosen by its board of missions to represent its teachings in Oregon Territory. In the same wagon train with the Dexter Horton, Thomas Mercer, Aaron Mercer, William Shoudy, and John Pike families, Bagley left Illinois in 1852 and settled first in Salem, Oregon. In 1860 the family moved to Seattle.

In March 1861 the Washington territorial legislature appointed Bagley, John Webster, and Edmund Carr as commissioners of the newly established Territorial University. Bagley was named president of the commission and was one of those responsible for acquisition and sale of university lands. He was also actively involved in the functions of the Republican Party in the territory, and in the development of real estate in Seattle. In partnership with George F. Whitworth, Josiah Settle, and Clarence Bagley, he organized the Lake Washington Coal Company, which developed commercial coal mining in the area now known as Newcastle.