Ira O. McDaniel

Ira Oliver McDaniel (January 19, 1807 – August 28, 1887) was a cotton merchant, farmer and newspaper man in early Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1849, he did critical research to resolve the ownership claims on the central land lot 77, part of which had been donated to serve as the first rail depot and park in the town.

[2] In 1852 he was elected to the city council where he served with mayor Thomas Gibbs.

[3] That same year he was one of the incorporators of the Atlanta National Bank which was founded on a stock of $300,000.

McDaniel Street which connects the Castleberry Hill and the Mechanicsville neighborhoods in Atlanta is named for him.