Robert Williams Daniel

Robert Williams Daniel
Robert W. Daniel, Sr.
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 6th district
In office
1936 – December 20, 1940
Preceded byW. O. Rogers
Succeeded byGarland Gray
Personal details
BornSeptember 11, 1884
Richmond, Virginia
DiedDecember 20, 1940(1940-12-20) (aged 56)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Mrs. Eloise Hughes Smith (m. 1914 – div. 1923)
Mrs. Margery Durant Campbell (m. 1923 – div. 1928)
Mrs. Charlotte Bemiss Christian (m. 1929– wid. 1940)
ChildrenMargery Randolph Daniel
Robert Williams Daniel, Jr.
Residence(s)Lower Brandon Plantation, Prince George County, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
OccupationBanker, Farmer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1917–1919
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War I

Robert Williams Daniel (September 11, 1884 – December 20, 1940) was an American banker who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912, and later became a gentleman farmer and served in the Virginia Senate.[1]

  1. ^ E. Griffith Dodson: The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1940–1960 (Richmond: Virginia State Publication, 1961) p. 520