Charles E. Daniel

Charles Ezra Daniel
United States Senator from South Carolina
In office September 6, 1954 – December 23, 1954
Preceded by	Burnet R. Maybank
Succeeded by	Strom Thurmond
Personal details
Born	November 11, 1895(1895-11-11) Elberton, Georgia
Died	September 13, 1964(1964-09-13) (aged 68) Greenville, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic

Charles Ezra Daniel (November 11, 1895 – September 13, 1964) was a United States Senator from South Carolina and founder of Daniel International Corporation. Born in Elberton, Georgia, he moved with his family to Anderson, South Carolina in 1898. He attended the public schools, was a student at The Citadel (Charleston) from 1916 to 1918 and during the First World War served as a lieutenant in the infantry from 1917 to 1919. He was a businessman with interests in construction, banking, building supplies, telecommunications, insurance, and airlines, and was a life trustee of Clemson College and a member of the board of South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges.

He and R. Hugh Daniel co-founded Daniel International Construction Corporation, which, at one time, was the largest construction company in the world. The corporation was based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Daniel was appointed, on September 6, 1954, as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Burnet R. Maybank, and served from September 6, 1954, until his resignation December 23, 1954; he was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy. He resumed management of his business interests and in 1964 died in Greenville; interment was in Springwood Cemetery.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

References

• Charles E. Daniel at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-03-18

United States Senate
Preceded by Burnet R. Maybank	United States Senator (Class 2) from South Carolina September 6, 1954 – December 23, 1954 Served alongside: Olin D. Johnston	Succeeded by Strom Thurmond

Persondata
Name	Daniel, Charles E.
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Short description
Date of birth	November 11, 1895
Place of birth	Elberton, Georgia
Date of death	September 13, 1964
Place of death	Greenville, South Carolina