Raleigh Travers Daniel
Raleigh Travers Daniel (October 15, 1805 – August 16, 1877) was an American politician and lawyer in Virginia, who served as the first Attorney General of Virginia after reconstruction, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, a member of the Virginia Council of State. Early life and family Raleigh Travers Daniel was born on October 15, 1805, in Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia, the son of John M. Daniel, a U.S. Army surgeon, and Margaret Stone Daniel. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Stone, signer of the Declaration of Independence. After the death of his father in 1813, Daniel moved to Richmond to live with his uncle and legal guardian, Peter V. Daniel, a member of the Council of State and later an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Daniel studied law with his uncle and received his law license in Virginia in 1826. In 1831, he married Elizabeth Susan Tabb Riddle. They had at least four daughters and three sons. Career In the 1830s and 1840s, Daniel served as a commonwealth's attorney for Henrico Country. Daniel became active in Whig party circles and in 1841, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the