Peter V. Daniel

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Peter V. Daniel was a 19th-century American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and was known for his pro-slavery and states’ rights opinions.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
judge
lawyer
appointedBy Martin Van Buren
burialPlace Shockoe Hill Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1784-04-24
dateOfDeath 1860-05-31
educatedAt College of New Jersey
Princeton University
read law
endTime 1860-05-31
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Daniel
givenName Peter
memberOf Democratic Party
middleName Vivian
movement states' rights doctrine
nativeLanguage English
nominatedBy Martin Van Buren
notableFor pro-slavery judicial opinions
strong advocacy of states' rights
notableWork concurring opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford
occupation judge
jurist
lawyer
partOf Taney Court
placeOfBirth Stafford County, Virginia
placeOfDeath Richmond, Virginia
politicalAlignment pro-slavery
states' rights advocate
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
member of the Virginia Council of State
member of the Virginia House of Delegates
practicedInJurisdiction Virginia
practicedLawIn Richmond, Virginia
precededBy Philip P. Barbour
residence Richmond, Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Lucy Nelson Scott
startTime 1841-01-10
succeededBy Samuel F. Miller NERFINISHED
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Taney Court hasAssociateJustice Peter V. Daniel
Samuel F. Miller precededBy Peter V. Daniel