Sir Peter Daniell MP, also Peter De'Anyers, (1584–1652) of

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was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1626 and member of the De'Anyers family.

Early life and marriage

Born into the De'Anyers family of Cheshire, he was the eldest son of Captain Peter Daniell of Over Tabley and Anna daughter of Henry Mainwaring of Carincham, Cheshire. He inherited his family estate aged 6 following his father's death in 1590. He matriculated at

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on 16 October 1601, aged 17 and was a student of

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in 1604 and in 1626 was elected Member of Parliament for

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.'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500–1714: Dabbe-Dirkin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 366–405. Date accessed: 21 May 2012
/ref> In 1620 he married Christian

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, sister of Sir Richard Grosvenor of Eaton Hall whose great-great-grandson was created 1st Earl Grosvenor, ancestor to the Dukes of Westminster. Other descendants of Sir Richard include Prince George of Teck, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge,

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, Thomas Anson, 6th Earl of Lichfield, and

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Daniell resided at

, an estate which had been the family's seat since the mid 14th century. Daniell's elder son and heir Captain Peter De'Anyers died in Oxford following a shot received at the

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in 1643 and left issue, another son Thomas was killed at the Battle of Brentford a year prior. Another son John served as an auditor of the forces in the 1655 West Indies expedition, and was later a Parliamentarian spy for

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. Another son William was an important

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in the Parliamentarian forces throughout the

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, holding various posts including acting Governor of

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in 1648. Colonel William De'Anyers regiment also joined

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army in the invasion of Scotland and fought at

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, he played an important role in General Lambert's victory at

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. For much of the 1650s his regiment was stationed at

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, and in June 1657 the 1st Duke of Albermarle appointed him as commander in Northern Scotland.Ormerod'', Cheshire'', 1.ii, 475-6. Daniell suffered from significant debts during his lifetime and died at

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, in

, on 18 April 1652.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniell, Peter 1584 births 1652 deaths English MPs 1626 Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford Members of Gray's Inn Place of birth missing