Daniel Toler
Daniel Toler was an Irish Member of Parliament.
Early life
Toler was born on 26 June 1739. He was the eldest son of Daniel Toler and Letitia Toler. Among his siblings was younger brother, John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury, the Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas who was considered to be one of the most corrupt legal figures in Irish history.His paternal grandfather was Nicholas Toler. The Toler family was originally from Norfolk, but settled in Ireland in the 17th century during the reign of Charles I, when an ancestor who was a successful soldier in Cronwell's army obtained a grant of lands in County Tipperary and settled at Beechwood. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Otway, of Castle Otway.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
He represented County Tipperary from 1776 to 1790, alongside Henry Prittie, Hon. Francis James Mathew, and John Bagwell. Toler was appointed High Sheriff of Tipperary in 1770.Personal life
In November 1760, Toler was married to Rebecca Minchin, daughter of Paul Minchin and Henrietta Minchin. Together, they were the parents of:- Harriet Toler, who married Sir Henry Osborne, 11th Baronet, son of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet and Elizabeth Christmas.
- Sarah Toler, who married Robert Curtis, the son of Rev. Robert Curtis, in 1786.
- Daniel Minchin Toler, the High Sheriff of Tipperary in 1794; he died unmarried.
- Eliza Toler, who married Thomas Taylor in 1798.