Allen Daniel Jr.

Allen Daniel Jr.
Speaker of the
Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1822
Preceded byDavid Adams
Succeeded byDavid Adams
Member of the
Georgia House of Representatives
from Elbert County
In office
1802 – 1805 (Regular Session)
In office
1807 (Extraordinary Session) – 1811
In office
1821–1823
Member of the
Georgia State Senate
from Madison County
In office
1812–1815
Justice - Inferior Court
In office
1814–1828
Personal details
Born1772
Virginia, U.S.
Died1836 (aged 63–64)
Georgia, U.S
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service Georgia Militia
Years of service1807–1817
Rank Major General
Commands1st Brigade, 4th Division
3rd Division
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Allen Daniel Jr. (1772-1836) was a major general in the Georgia Militia during the War of 1812, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia State Senate, and the namesake of Danielsville, Georgia, county seat of Madison County. Fort Daniel, built at Hog Mountain in Gwinnett County, Georgia in 1813 was named in his honor.[1]

  1. ^ Harriett Nicholls. "General Allen Daniel: Statesman, Soldier, and Namesake of Fort Daniel" (PDF). TheFortDanielFoundation.org. pp. 62–63. Retrieved November 25, 2018.