Background
The son of William Daniel, an attorney, he was born in Colchester.
The son of William Daniel, an attorney, he was born in Colchester.
He was educated at Felsted School and Christ"s College, Cambridge, earning his Bachelor of Arts in 1787 and his Master of Arts
In 1790. He was never beneficed. He did receive an appointment as private chaplain to the Prince of Wales, in 1788, which he is thought to have retained for most of his life. Daniel indulged in sporting tastes to a degree which shocked even a tolerant age.
At the end of 1833 he died in Garden Row, within the rules of the King"s Bench, where he had resided for 20 years.