Dan Daniel (politician)

Dan Daniel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1969 – January 23, 1988
Preceded byWilliam M. Tuck
Succeeded byLewis F. Payne, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Danville City
In office
January 13, 1960 – November 25, 1968
Preceded byC. Stuart Wheatley
Succeeded byCalvin W. Fowler
National Commander of
The American Legion
In office
1956–1957
Preceded byJ. Addington Wagner
Succeeded byJohn S. Gleason, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Wilbur Clarence Daniel

(1914-05-12)May 12, 1914
Chatham, Virginia
DiedJanuary 23, 1988(1988-01-23) (aged 73)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Resting placeHighland Burial Park
Danville, Virginia
36°37′58.9″N 79°23′22.9″W / 36.633028°N 79.389694°W / 36.633028; -79.389694
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Daisy Fines
(m. 1934⁠–⁠1939)
Ruby McGregor
(m. 1939)
Children1
EducationDan River Textile School
OccupationBusinessman
Awards French Order of Merit
Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, 1st Class
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy

Wilbur Clarence "Dan" Daniel (May 12, 1914 – January 23, 1988) was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, serving ten terms from 1969 until his death from a heart attack in Charlottesville in 1988.

He previously served as the National Commander of The American Legion from 1956 to 1957.