James Dana (mayor)
James Dana | |
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5th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts | |
In office 1858–1860 | |
Preceded by | Timothy T. Sawyer |
Succeeded by | Horace G. Hutchins |
Clerk of Courts of Middlesex County, Massachusetts | |
In office September 1, 1859 – December 1, 1859 | |
Preceded by | John Quincy Adams Griffin |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Ham |
Personal details | |
Born | November 8, 1811 Charlestown, Massachusetts |
Died | June 4, 1890 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Harvard |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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James Dana (November 8, 1811 – June 4, 1890) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the fifth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Early life[]
Dana was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Samuel and Rebbecca (Barrett) Dana.
Education[]
Dana was educated at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College class of 1830.
Notes and references[]
- Green, Samuel Abbott.: An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts pps. 55–56. (1892).
Categories:
- 1811 births
- 1890 deaths
- Mayors of Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Harvard College alumni
- 19th-century American politicians
- Massachusetts mayor stubs