Silvanus Daniel
Politician and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia
About Silvanus Daniel
Lived 1815 – 1874 (aged 59). Silvanus Daniel was a politician, pastoralist and civil servant.
Silvanus Brown Daniel (1 February 1815 – 31 December 1874) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at Hastings to gentleman Thomas Daniel and Anna Maria Brown. He came to New South Wales at a young age, with whom he had seven children. He leased almost 20,000 acres near Wellington and was commissioner of crown lands before entering politics. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wellington, serving until his resignation in 1862. A squatter in later life, he died at Bathurst in 1874.
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Who was Silvanus Daniel?
Politician and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia
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Silvanus Daniel was born on 1 February 1815 in Hastings.
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Silvanus Daniel died on 31 December 1874 in Bathurst.
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Silvanus Daniel was a politician, pastoralist and civil servant.
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