Education
Daniel graduated from Saint Paul"s Polytechnic Institute, now Saint Paul"s College, in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1930.
Daniel graduated from Saint Paul"s Polytechnic Institute, now Saint Paul"s College, in Lawrenceville, Virginia in 1930.
He was a master plumber by profession, and he served as chairman of the District of Columbia Plumbing Board. Professional After serving his time as a journeyman plumber he moved to Washington, District of Columbia in 1935. In 1940 he became one of the first African-Americans to be licensed as a master plumber in the District of Columbia.
During World World War II Daniel served as a pipe fitting supervisor for the Kaiser Company in Seattle, Washington, Shipyards.
He returned to Washington, District of Columbia, after the war was over and opened the Daniel Plumbing and Heating Company In 1967 he became the first African-American appointed to the District of Columbia Plumbing Board, and served as its chairman at the time of his death.
Civic Daniel was deeply engaged in the livelihood of the Shaw Neighborhood and served on numerous boards and commissions. He served on the District of Columbia Board of Education"s Board of Examiners for Trade Instructors.
He was also chairman of the Citizens Housing Advisory Council.
Mayor Walter East. Washington appointed Mr. Daniel to the Mayor"s Advisory Committee on Health and the District"s LEAA Criminal Justice Advisory Committee. Later becoming vice-president of MICCO. He also served as the chairman of the District of Columbia Model Cities Commission, an urban renewal program, between 1968 and 1972.
The Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library On September 27, 1975 the District of Columbia Public Library opened the Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library.
Originally slated to be the "Shaw Branch Library", the library at 8th and Rhode Island Avenue. Northwest was dedicated in honor of Mr.
Daniel prior to opening.
In the 1960s Mr. Daniel was elected to the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Shaw Neighborhood Development Center, and he became a charter member of the Model Inner City Community Organization (MICCO).