Family and Early Life
J. J. Daniel was born in 1916 into a powerful Jacksonville, Florida family. His great-grandfather was an attorney and lumberman who came to Florida in 1846. His grandfather, for whom he was named, was a Colonel in the Civil War and one of the most influential citizens of postbellum Jacksonville. He was also a principal in the prestigious Jacksonville law firm Fleming and Daniel. The Colonel reorganized the Chamber of Commerce and served as President of the Citizens' Auxiliary Association before dying from Jacksonville's Yellow fever epidemic of 1888. Daniel's father was a prominent lawyer and leader in the Urban League.
Daniel played football at Princeton University, then received his law degree in 1942 from the University of Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and took part in the Invasion of Normandy. After the war, he joined his father’s Jacksonville law firm.
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