Robert Daniell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Daniell

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1646

Place of Birth: Cardigan, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-May-1718

Profession: politician

Nationality: Wales, United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert Daniell of Llanddewi Brefi, Cardigan County, Wales (Born 20 April 1646) was the ten times great grandson of King Edward III.
He arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1669 as captain of the ship The Daniell.
In 1682, he was commissioned as Major of the Goose Creek Men.
By 1691, he was commissioned as a colonel for King William.
In 1702 Daniell led forces in James Moore's expedition to St.
Augustine, which unsuccessfully besieged the Castillo de San Marcos.
He later also led provincial forces in the 1711 Tuscarora War and the 1715 Yamasee War.
Daniell is best known for being Deputy Governor of North Carolina from 1704 to 1705, and governor of the British Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717.