Robert Daniell facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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 Cardigan, Wales
Died	May 1, 1718 (aged 71–72) Daniel Island (present-day Charleston, South Carolina)
Resting place	Charleston, South Carolina
Spouses	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 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.

Legacy

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