en Robert Daniell

His Excellency
Robert Daniell
His Excellency Robert Daniell
18th Governor of South Carolina
	In office; 1716–1717
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	Charles Craven
Succeeded by	Robert Johnson
3rd Deputy Governor of North Carolina
	In office; 1704–1705
Preceded by	Henderson Walker (Acting)
Succeeded by	Thomas Cary
Personal details
Born	April 20, 1646; England[citation needed]
Died	May 1, 1718 (aged 71–72); Daniel Island (present-day Charleston, South Carolina)
Resting place	Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Chamberlain; Martha Wainwright
Children	5
Residence	Charleston, South Carolina
Military service
Branch/service	provincial militia
Years of service	1669-1715
Rank	colonel
Battles/wars	Siege of St. Augustine (1702); Tuscarora War; Yamasee War

Robert Daniell (20 April 1646 – 1 May 1718) was an English-born merchant, sea captain, militia officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717.

Daniell was born on 20 April 1646 in England. He arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1669 as captain of the English ship The Daniell. In 1682, Daniell was commissioned as a major in the Goose Creek militia. By 1691, he was promoted to the rank of colonel under King William III. In 1702, Daniell led colonial forces in James Moore Sr.'s expedition to St. Augustine, Florida, which unsuccessfully besieged the Castillo de San Marcos. He later led provincial forces in the 1711 Tuscarora War and the 1715 Yamasee War.

Daniell served as deputy governor of the Province of North Carolina from 1704 to 1705, and as governor of the Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717. He also owned several slave plantations.

Legacy

Daniel Island in Charleston, of which he was an early owner, is named for him.

References

Dahlman, Michael K. (2006). Daniel Island. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia. ISBN 978-0738543574.
Clute, Robert F. (1884). The Annals and Parish Register of St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish, South Carolina, from 1680 to 1884. Charlston SC: Walker, Evans and Cogswell, printers. p. 55. OCLC 1039513075. OL 23337335M.
Barnhill, Edward Stanley (1958). The Beatys of Kingston. p. 39. OCLC 3492876. OL 5781964M. ^{[self-published source]}

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