Dominick V. Daniels

Dominick V. Daniels

Dominick Vincent Daniels (born October 18, 1908 in Jersey City , New Jersey , †  July 17, 1987 there ) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1977 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Dominick Daniels attended public schools in his home country and then studied at Fordham University in New York City . After a subsequent law degree at the Law School of Rutgers University in New Brunswick and his admission to the bar in 1930, he began to work in this profession in Jersey City. From 1952 to 1958 he served in Jersey City as a municipal judge ( magistrate ). Politically, Daniels was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1960, 1964 and 1968 he took part as a delegate at the respective Democratic National Conventions .

In the 1958 congressional election , Daniels was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Vincent J. Dellay on January 3, 1969 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1977 . His time in Congress included the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the Watergate affair . The 23rd , 24th , 25th and 26th amendments to the Constitution were also ratified at that time.

In 1976 Dominick Daniels declined to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Jersey City, where he also died on July 17, 1987.

Web links

• Dominick V. Daniels in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Dominick V. Daniels in the database of Find a Grave (English)