Daniel Claus | |
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| Deputy Agent of Indian Affairs | |
| In office September 20, 1760 – November 9, 1787 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1727 Bönnigheim, Germany |
| Died | 9 November 1787 (aged 60) Cardiff, Wales |
| Spouse | |
| Children | William Claus |
| Parent(s) | Adam Frederic Claus Anna Dorothea |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch/service | Indian Department |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War |
Christian Daniel Claus (1727—1787) was a Deputy Agent in the British Indian Department and a prominent Loyalist during the American Revolution.
He was born September 13, 1727, at Bönnigheim, Württemberg the son of Adam Frederic Claus and his wife Anna Dorothea. He arrived in America in 1749. In 1755, he was made a Lieutenant in the Indian Department and a Deputy Secretary of Indian Affairs.
He had lived with Joseph Brant and the Mohawks for a while and could speak their language.
In September 1775, he was replaced as the deputy superintendent by Major John Campbell. In November, Daniel Claus sailed to London to appeal his case before the British House of Lords. He was given the post of deputy confined to working with the Iroquois refugees in Canada. In August, 1777, he was appointed as agent of the Six Nations Indians by Frederick Haldimand.