William Daniel (November 26, 1806 – March 28, 1873) was born in Cumberland County, Virginia. His father was a judge of the general court and-his mother was the sister of Judge Briscoe Baldwin. Judge Daniel was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Virginia, studied law in 1827—28, and was admitted to the bar before he was twenty-one years old. He was also elected to the Virginia General Assembly. On December 15, 1846, he was elected to the Court of Appeals. Being elected again after the 1851 reorganization of the court, he served in this position until 1865. Judge Daniel died in Farmville, Virginia.