Dominick V. Daniels | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's14th district | |
| In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent J. Dellay |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. LeFante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dominick Vincent Daniels (1908-10-18)October 18, 1908 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 1987(1987-07-17) (aged 78) Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Fordham University Rutgers School of Law – Newark |
Dominick Vincent Daniels (October 18, 1908 – July 17, 1987) was an AmericanDemocratic Partypolitician who representedNew Jersey's14th congressional district for nine terms from 1959 to 1977.
He was born inJersey City, New Jersey on October 18, 1908. Daniels was educated in theJersey City Public Schools, graduating fromWilliam L. Dickinson High School in 1925.[1]
He attendedFordham University, New York City.He graduated fromRutgers University Law School inNewark, New Jersey, in 1929. He wasadmitted to the bar in New Jersey in 1930 and commenced the practice of law inJersey City, New Jersey.
He was appointed magistrate of the Jersey City Municipal Court in May 1952, reappointed in 1955, and subsequently was appointed presiding magistrate, in which capacity he served until March 1958.He served as delegate,Democratic National Conventions,1960,1964 and1968.
Daniels was elected as aDemocrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress.
Daniels returned to the practice of law in Jersey City after leaving Congress.
He lived inUnion City, New Jersey until his death in Jersey City on July 17, 1987.[2] He was interred inHoly Cross Cemetery inNorth Arlington, New Jersey.
The USPS Processing and Distribution Center on Newark Turnpike inKearny, New Jersey is named in his honor.[3][4] His name is included in the postmark on envelopes processed there.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 14th congressional district January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | Succeeded by |