Daniel Appleton White (7 June 1776 – 30 March 1861) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Judge of Probate in Essex County, Massachusetts during the nineteenth century.

[1] In 1837, some 40 years after he first graduated from Harvard, the university awarded him the Honorary Doctorate of LLD in recognition of his achievements in the field.

[1][8] Some years after van Schalkwyck's death on 29 June 1811, White married Eliza Wetmore (the daughter of William Orne) on 1 August 1819 in Salem.

[14] Appointed by Governor Strong in November 1815, White remained the county's judge of probate until 1 July 1853 after 38 years on the bench—longer than any of his predecessors.

White was a founding member of the Essex County Lyceum, 'the pioneer in the system of public lectures and... [promised] to be potent among the educational and moral influences of the time.