Daniël van den Henghel (born c. 1699) was a VOC official, fiscal and acting governor at the Cape.
The day after the death of Adriaan van Kervel, the Council of Policy at the Cape met for the purpose of electing an acting head.
Van den Henghel, claimed the appointment, on the ground that he had been a senior merchant longer than Swellengrebel and had been in the colony since 1731.
As the council reached a stalemate with the election it was decided to determine the appointment by drawing lots, with the result going in favour of Van den Henghel.
They then sent out instructions that Van den Henghel should return to his office of fiscal and that Swellengrebel should take the place of governor, with Ryk Tulbagh as secunde.