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Peter Vivian Daniel (April 24, 1784-May 31, 1860), was an American jurist. ImageMetadata File history File links Peter_Vivian_Daniel. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Peter_Vivian_Daniel. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. ...

Daniel was born in Stafford County, Virginia in 1784 to a family of old colonial heritage. He was educated at home, and attended the College of New Jersey for one year before returning to Virginia. He read law under former Attorney General of the United States Edmund Randolph in Richmond, and was admitted to the bar in 1808. Daniel married Randolph's daughter. Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1634 Seat Stafford Area - Total - Water 725 kmÂ² (280 miÂ²) 25 kmÂ² (10 miÂ²) 3. ... Princeton University, incorporated as The Trustees of Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution to conduct higher education in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 kmÂ² 320 km 690 km 7. ... The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 â€“ September 12, 1813) was an American attorney, Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and the first United States Attorney General. ... Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Official website: http://www. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1809, Daniel was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and in 1812 became a member of the advisory Virginia Privy Council. He remained on the Council and in 1818 was elected Lieutenant Governor. He would retain both of these positions until 1836, when president Andrew Jackson appointed him to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 â€“ June 8, 1845), was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), hero of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. ... The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is a United States district court seated in the following locations in Virginia: Alexandria Newport News Norfolk Richmond The people are represented in this court by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. ...

Daniel was nominated to the United States Supreme Court in 1841 by Martin van Buren, near the end of van Buren's term. He remained on the court until his death in 1860. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... take you to calendar). ... Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 â€“ July 24, 1862), nicknamed Old Kinderhook, was the eighth President of the United States. ...

Daniel was not a particularly notable justice, authoring only one significant opinion for the court in his 18 years. He sided with the majority in the Dred Scott case, as well as in Jones v. Van Zandt, which affirmed the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act. Dred Scott Dred Scott (ca. ... It has been suggested that Fugitive slave laws be merged into this article or section. ...

Further reading: Justice Daniel Dissenting: A Biography of Peter V. Daniel, 1784-1860 by John P. Frank (Harvard University Press 1964 ISBN 0678080283)

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