Daniel Roberts | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Daniel_Roberts_(Vermont_attorney).jpg) From 1894's Men of Vermont Illustrated | |
| President of the Vermont Bar Association | |
| In office 1881–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Walter C. Dunton |
| Succeeded by | James Barrett |
| State's Attorney of Chittenden County, Vermont | |
| In office 1868–1869 | |
| Preceded by | Leverett B. Englesby |
| Succeeded by | Eleazer R. Hard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1811 Wallingford, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1899 (aged 88) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Liberty Free Soil Democratic Liberal Republican |
| Spouse | Caroline (Martindale) Roberts (m. 1837–1886, her death) |
| Children | 4 (including Robert Roberts) |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Daniel Roberts (May 11, 1811 – October 6, 1899) was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. Involved in the Abolitionist movement as well as reform causes including Temperance, he was active in the Liberty, Free Soil, and Democratic parties before becoming identified with the Republican Party when it was founded in the mid-1850s as America's main antislavery party.
A native of Wallingford, Vermont and 1829 graduate of Middlebury College, Roberts practiced in Manchester and Burlington. In addition to publishing a well-regarded digest of decisions of the Vermont Supreme Court, he served a term as president of the Vermont Bar Association. In 1872, he became identified with the Liberal Republican Party, but he later returned to the regular Republican fold.
Roberts was the father of Robert Roberts, an attorney and politician who served as mayor of Burlington. Roberts died in Burlington on October 6, 1899. He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington.