Frederick H. Daniels

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

Life Daniels was born in Hanover Center, New Hampshire on June 16, 1853, the son of William Pomerory Daniels, a lumber merchant and contractor. 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.

He died at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 31, 1913.

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.