Peter Vivian Daniel (1784-1860)

Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia & U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice

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He was appointed to the United States Supreme Court where he upheld slavery and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, including in the Dred Scott Decision of 1857 - widely considered the worst decision in the Supreme Court's history.

Parents (2)

Travers Daniel

of "Crow's Nest" Plantation, Stafford Co., Virginia

1741-1824

Frances (Moncure) Daniel

Mrs. Frances (Moncure) Daniel

1745-1800

Spouse (1)

Lucy Nelson (Randolph) Daniel

Mrs Lucy Nelson (Randolph) Daniel

1788-1847

Children (3)

Elizabeth Randolph Daniel

of Richmond, Virginia; died unmarried

1814-1879

Peter Vivian Daniel Jr.

President of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company

1818-1889

Anne (Daniel) Moncure

Mrs. Anne Lewis (Daniel) Moncure

1820-1905

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