Insurance Agent
Daines' early career was spent as a fireman on the railways. In 1921 he became an insurance official working for the Co-operative Insurance Society; as such he was a member of both the National Union of Railwaymen and the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers. Daines married his wife Lilian in 1923.
During the Second World War, Daines served with the Royal Engineers. He also became a member of Enfield Urban District Council. His wife was also a councillor in Enfield and later became chairman of the council.
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