Watha T. Daniel (1911 – December 8, 1973) was the first chairman of the DC Model Cities Commission[1] and long time civic activist in the Shaw Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
During World War II Daniel served as a pipe fitting supervisor for the Kaiser Co. in Seattle Shipyards.
[3] Watha T. Daniel was deeply engaged in the livelihood of the Shaw Neighborhood and served on numerous boards and commissions.
[4] In the 1960s Mr. Daniel was elected to the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Shaw Neighborhood Development Center, and he became a charter member of the Model Inner City Community Organization (MICCO).
He also served as the chairman of the DC Model Cities Commission, an urban renewal program, between 1968 and 1972.