Background
Sheaffer, Daniel Miller was born on September 20, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Miller and Margaret (Culp) Sheaffer.
Sheaffer, Daniel Miller was born on September 20, 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Miller and Margaret (Culp) Sheaffer.
Preparatory education Bordentown Military Institute. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1909.
District passenger solicitor, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Philadelphia, 1913-1917, express agent, 1917-1920, express traffic agent, 1920-1923, manager mail and express traffic, 1923-1927, chief of passenger transportation, 1927-1935, assistant to operating vice president, 1935-1950. Executive vice president Corrosite Corporation, New York City, since 1950. Assisted in organization of Transcontinental Air Transport, Incorporated.
(associated with Pennsylvania Railroad), becoming director and member Executive Committee, 1928, and later chairman of the executive committee.
Organized Transcontinental & Western Air, Incorporated., 1930 (absorbed certain properties of T.A.T. and West.A.E.), director, chairman of the executive committee. Director Corrosite Corporation, Lee Rubber & Tire Corporation, Universal Pictures Company.
President Empire Electric Brake Company, Empire Electric Brake Corporation, Globe Products of United Services, Incorporated. Chairman of the Board Globe Products of The Pacific, Incorporated, World Products Company, Incorporated.
Member Aeronautical. Chamber of Commerce of America, Newcomen Society of England, Newcomen Society American, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mason.; Clubs: Racquet, Links, Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society (Philadelphia).
Married Lucille Garber Lofland, September 6, 1910.