Peter Daniell (1584–1652) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1626. Daniell originated in Over Tabley, Cheshire. He matriculated at

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on 16 October 1601, aged 17. He was a student of

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in 1604. In 1626, he was elected

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for Cheshire.'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Dabbe-Dirkin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 366-405. Date accessed: 21 May 2012
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1584 births 1652 deaths English MPs 1626 Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Members of Gray's Inn Place of birth missing {{17thC-England-MP-stub