John Warwick Daniel
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office March 4, 1887 – June 29, 1910 |
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| Preceded by | William Mahone |
| Succeeded by | Claude A. Swanson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | John Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Samuel I. Hopkins |
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September 5, 1842 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1910 (aged 67) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
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 Confederate States
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| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War • Gettysburg Campaign • Battle of the Wilderness |
John Warwick Daniel (September 5, 1842 – June 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, author, and Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia who promoted the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Daniel served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, then represented Virginia in both the U.S. House and then multiple terms in the U.S. Senate. Daniel was sometimes called the "Lame Lion of Lynchburg", alluding to his permanent disability incurred during the Battle of the Wilderness, while serving as a major in the Confederate Army.
John W. Daniel was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of Judge William Daniel (who served on what later would be called the Virginia Supreme Court) and his wife Sarah Ann Warwick Daniel, the daughter of a wealthy Lynchburg tobacco merchant. His mother died after the birth of his sister Sarah (1845-1918), when John was three years old. Judge Daniel soon announced the sale of all or part of the former estate, which is now the Daniel's Hill Historic District. Young John was raised by his maternal grandparents and attended private schools, including Dr. Gessner Harrison’s University School. Judge Daniel remarried well (to Elizabeth Cabell) and built another mansion nearby, Rivermont, which is now the name of a city park, although much of that estate was subdivided after the legislature allowed the city to expand in 1870 and the Panic of 1873 affected.
In 1869, John W. Daniel married Julia Elizabeth Murrell, and they had two daughters (including Julia Elizabeth Daniel 1870-1915) and three sons. Their youngest son died in a riding accident in 1894, but John Warwick Daniel (1878 - 1921) and Edward Murrell Daniel (1883 - 1938) survived their parents.
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