Geoffrey Daniell (born by 1516 - 1558/1561) was an English politician. In 1545, he was the

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. Daniell was the second son of Piers Daniell of Budworth, Cheshire, and Margaret, née Savage, a Cheshire heiress. He was a member of the

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. By 1537, he had married a widow, Margaret, of

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, Wiltshire. Daniell was surveyor to Queen Anne of Cleves in 1540, and to

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by 1545. He was

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in 1543 and 1554. He was a steward for the uncle of

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, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, who was executed for treason. In March 1543, he is recorded as living at

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. Daniell probably had no surviving children - none were mentioned in any of the wills he made over the years. He died between 9 July 1558 and 4 February 1561.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daniell, Geoffrey 1516 births 1586 deaths English MPs 1545–1547 People from Cheshire People from Marlborough, Wiltshire Members of the Inner Temple