Daniel William Lawler (March 28, 1859 – September 15, 1926) was a mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Lawler was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin[1][2][3] and moved to Minnesota in the 1880s.

Lawler was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota 1892, losing to Knute Nelson.

[1][2] In 1912, he ran for the United States Senate from Minnesota, losing once again to Nelson.

Lawler died in Saint Paul[1] and is buried in Calvary Cemetery there.