Robert Daniell

The Honorable
Robert Daniell
The Honorable Robert Daniell
5th Governor of the Province of North Carolina
	In office; 1703–1705
Preceded by	Thomas Cary
Succeeded by	Henderson Walker
18th Governor of the Province of South Carolina
	In office; 1716–1717
Preceded by	Charles Craven
Succeeded by	Robert Johnson
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
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Chamberlain; Martha Wainwright
Children	John Daniell, Robert Daniell, Jr
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 (also spelled Daniel, April 20, 1646–May 1, 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 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 governor of the British Province of North Carolina from 1703–05, and governor of the British Province of South Carolina from 1716–17.