Charles E. Daniel

Charles E. Daniel

Charles Ezra Daniel (born November 11, 1895 in Elberton , Elbert County , Georgia - †  September 13, 1964 in Greenville , South Carolina ) was an American businessman and politician ( Democratic Party ), who served the state of South Carolina in the US Senate represented.

Charles Daniel was a young boy when his parents moved with him from Georgia in 1898. The family settled in Anderson , South Carolina, where he attended public schools; from 1916 to 1918 he was trained in the Citadel , the military college of South Carolina. Was interrupted this time by its use as a Lieutenant of Infantry in the First World War .

After retiring from the army in 1919, Daniel embarked on a career as a businessman who worked in numerous industries. He was also a longtime curator of Clemson College and a member of a foundation promoting independent colleges in South Carolina. Later he was one of the co-founders of Daniel International Construction Corporation , based in Greenville, which was at times the largest construction company in the world.

On September 6, 1954, Daniel's brief political career began when he was appointed to succeed US Senator Burnet R. Maybank , who had died five days earlier . However , he was a member of Congress only until December 23, 1954 of the same year: on that day he resigned his mandate; he was not nominated as a candidate for the by-election. Daniel worked as a businessman again afterwards.

Web links

• Charles E. Daniel in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles E. Daniel in the database of Find a Grave (English)