Robert Daniell

Robert Daniell (20 April 1646 - 1 May 1718) was a Welsh military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor of the Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717.

Daniell was born on 20 April 1646 and lived in Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire. He was a tenth great grandson of King Edward III.

Daniell 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 under King William III. In 1702 he led forces in James Moore's expedition to St. Augustine, 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.

Legacy

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