Thomas L. Daniels

Thomas L. Daniels was born in 1892 in Piqua, Ohio.[2][3] His father, John W. Daniels, was the co-founder of Archer Daniels Midland.

Daniels graduated from Yale University in 1914.[2]

Daniels began his career at his family business, Archer Daniels Midland, in 1914.[3]

Daniels joined the United States Foreign Service in 1921.[2] He "was assigned to the American delegation to the Disarmament Conference in Washington, and later to the American embassies in Brussels, Rio de Janeiro and Rome."[2] During World War II, he was "chief in the chemical division of the War Production Board and later as head of the Food Requirements Committee of the War Food Administration."[2]

Daniels served as the president of Archer Daniels Midland from 1947 to 1958 and as its chairman from 1958 to 1964.[2]

Daniels married Tune Herrmann Drumheller.[2] They had two sons and a daughter.[2] They resided at 7 Heather Place in St. Paul, Minnesota[3] and in Gem Lake, Minnesota.[4] He was the captain of the Twin Cities Blues, a polo team.[4] He was the chairman of the Minneapolis Institute of Art from 1961 to 1963, and he served on the board of the Minnesota Orchestra.[3]

Daniels died in 1977.[2] His funeral was held at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in St. Paul, Minnesota.[3]