Daniel Peaslee (February 28, 1773 – December 3, 1827) was an American businessman, politician and judge.
An early settler of Washington, Vermont, he served as chief judge of the Orange County Court despite not having been trained as a lawyer.
[10] Son James Peaslee (1799–1822) attended the University of Vermont and died at age 22.
[1] Following his first wife's death, in 1822, Peaslee married Lucy Pepper (1805–1833), who at age 17 was 32 years younger than him.
[11] They were the parents of three children: Lucy (1824–1900), the wife of Benjamin Franklin Dickinson (1819–1887), who served as deputy sheriff and sheriff of Orange County;[1] Daniel (1827–1854), who attended Norwich University, married Lucia Tappan (1826–1906) of Newbury, Vermont, and served as Newbury's postmaster;[12][13] and Laura (1825–1885), the wife of Reverend Alonzo Webster (1818–1887).