Clark County WA Archives Biographies.....Daniels, Horace January 1886 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 205-206
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     The sterling traits of his pioneer forbears are manifest in the career of 
Horace Daniels, an able financier and a native son whose record is a credit to 
Vancouver and to the distinguished family which he represents. He was born in 
January, 1886, and his father, Hubert Daniels, was a native of Ohio. He was 
born in 1850 and was a son of W. B. and Sarah (Hall) Daniels, who made the 
long and hazardous journey to Oregon in 1854, crossing the plains in one of 
the old-time covered wagons. They lived for a few years on a donation land 
claim near Lafayette, in Yamhill county, and afterward moved to St. Helens, 
Oregon. During the Lincoln administration W. B. Daniels was territorial 
governor of Idaho and early in the '70s he settled in Vancouver, Washington. 
His son, Hubert Daniels, was a plumber and also became well known as a dealer 
in hardware, establishing a large trade in Vancouver. He also found time for 
public affairs and for many years was a member of the city council. In 1876 he 
was married in Vancouver to Miss Anna Wintler, whose parents, Michael and 
Albertina (Indermauer) Wintler, were natives of Switzerland. They were married 
in Buffalo, New York, and started for the Pacific northwest in 1854. In 1856 
they located in Mount Pleasant, Washington, and settled in Vancouver in 1860. 
Here Mr. Wintler engaged in general merchandising for many years and be¬came 
recognized as one of the city's foremost business men. He purchased the old 
waterworks plant, which he rehabilitated, giving to the city first class 
service. Afterward he sold the plant, directing his energies into other 
channels, and was a man of wide interests and marked enterprise. In 1890 
Hubert Daniels responded to the final summons and was long survived by his 
widow, who passed away in 1920. To their union were born four children: Mrs. 
Sarah Swartz, of Seattle, Washington; Gilbert, a partner in the Fletcher & 
Daniels Abstract Company of Vancouver; Horace; and Nora, deceased.

     Horace Daniels was educated in the public schools of Vancouver and at the 
age of nineteen gained his first insight into financial affairs while working 
in the old Commercial Bank, a local institution. In 1911 he entered the United 
States National Bank and at first filled the position of bookkeeper. Later he 
was made teller and is now serving as assistant cashier. He is well versed in 
the intricate details of modern finance and discharges his duties with 
conscientiousness and efficiency. In Masonry he is identified with both the 
York and Scottish Rites. He has held most of the chairs in the blue lodge and 
is also a Shriner. Mr. Daniels owes his advancement to proven worth and 
ability and is highly esteemed in the city in which his life has been spent. 

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