William Coffee Daniell

William Coffee Daniell (1792 – December 27, 1868) was an American medical doctor, planter and politician. He was mayor of Savannah, Georgia, for two years.

Early life A descendant of families from Virginia, Daniell was born near Greensboro, Georgia, in 1792 to Charles Daniell, a planter, and Elizabeth Coffee. He was educated at Willington Academy, in Willington, South Carolina, by Dr. Moses Waddel. He graduated from the University of Pennylvania in 1814, having studied medicine under Dr. Watkins. He was also associated with Dr. Nathaniel Chapman.

In 1827, he was Commissioner when the city was removing obstructions in the Savannah River. A project to build a dam between Hutchison Island and Fig Island, to facilitate the removal a large amount of ship wreckage, failed. Daniell was charged with fraud by the workers.

In 1830, Daniell was serving in the Georgia House of Representatives, a role in which he remained until 1833.