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The Honorable
Robert Daniell
The Honorable Robert Daniell
5th [[Colonial Governor of North Carolina]]
	In office; 1703–1705
Preceded by	Thomas Cary
Succeeded by	Henderson Walker
18th [[Colonial Governor of South Carolina]]
	In office; 1716–1717
Preceded by	Charles Craven
Succeeded by	Robert Johnson
Personal details
Born	1646; Cardigan, Wales
Died	1718; Daniell's Island, South Carolina
Resting place	Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse	Dorothy Chamberlain / Martha Wainwright
Children	John Daniell
Residence	Charleston, South Carolina
Military service
Branch/service	English Army
Years of service	1669-1702
Rank	Captain/Major/Colonel
Unit	The Goose Creek Men
Battles/wars	Battle of the Yamassee Indians (1702)

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Robert Daniell (1646–c. 1718) of Cardigan, Wales 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 an expedition to St. Augustine where he participated in the Battle of the Yamassee Indians. Daniell is best known for being governor of the British Province of North Carolina from 1703–05, and governor of the British Province of South Carolina from 1716–17.

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