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Daniel, Peter Vyvian

lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born April 24, 1784, in Stafford county, Va. He was a member of the state legislature in 1809 and 1810; in 1812 was a member of the privy council, and served as such until 1835. He frequently served as lieutenantgovernor. In 1836 he was appointed judge of the United States district court for Virginia; and in 1840 was appointed a justice of the supreme court of the United States. He died June 30, 1860, in Richmond, Va.

L RALEIGH TRAVERS, lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Oct. 15, 1805, in Stafford county, Va. For several years he was commonwealth attorney for Henrico county in which Richmond is situated; and was repeatedly elected to represent that city in the state legislature. In 1872 he was elected attorney-general of Virginia. He died Aug. 16, 1877, in Richmond, Va.