Peter V. Daniel

The most doctrinaire states'-rights justice of the antebellum era. Dissented from nearly every expansion of federal power.

Associate Justice1842–1860Appointed by Van BurenJustice #28
Born April 24, 1784 · Stafford County, VA
Died May 31, 1860 · Richmond, VA
Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA

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