Fred Harris Daniels (June 16, 1853 – August 31, 1913) was an American engineer and corporate director.

Frederick H. Daniels
Born(1853-06-16)June 16, 1853
Hanover Center, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1913(1913-08-31) (aged 60)
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationWorcester Polytechnic Institute
OccupationEngineer
Spouse
Sarah L. White
(m. 1883)
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Life

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Daniels was born in Hanover Center, New Hampshire on June 16, 1853, the son of William Pomerory Daniels, a lumber merchant and contractor.[1][2] He came to Worcester at the age of one year. In 1873 he graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and was employed by Washburn and Moen Company. Around 1875-1876 they sent him to Philadelphia to study steel-making, hoping to improve their steel quality. Daniels traveled extensively in Europe in 1877, studying steel production; soon after returning he went to Germany for additional study.

He married Sarah L. White in 1883, and they had three children.[1]

After holding various jobs at Washburn and Moen, Daniels became general superintendent in 1888. Daniels had 151 patents relating to steel furnaces and rolling mills. He was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900. King Gustaf of Sweden made him Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star.[1]

Daniels was director of the US Steel Company and the US Envelope Company, president of Washburn and Moen (1907-1913), director of the Norton Company, Norton Grinding Company and the Mechanics National Bank of Worcester.[3]

He died at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 31, 1913.[3][4]

In 1949, Daniels' three sons formed The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation, a private grant-making foundation focusing on Worcester County in Massachusetts, in memory of their father.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Engineering News. Vol. 70. Hill Publishing Company. July–December 1913. pp. 874–875. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ History of Pelham, Mass: From 1738 to 1898 by Charles Oscar Parmenter
  3. ^ a b "Great Man in Steel Industry". The Boston Globe. Worcester. September 1, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Steel Magnate Passes Away". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Worcester, Massachusetts. September 1, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • History of Worcester and Its People, Charles Nutt. Author, Charles Nutt. Publisher, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1919.
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