Samuel Dana
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Samuel Dana was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
. He was born in Groton
on June 26, 1767, the son of the clergyman Samuel Dana
. He attended the district school. He later studied law and was then admitted to the bar in 1789 and commenced practice in town. He was also appointed postmaster January 1, 1801.
He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, attorney for Middlesex County
from 1807 to 1811, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Thirteenth Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Richardson
. He served from September 22, 1814 to March 3, 1815. Dana was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth Congress
.
He was a member of the State senate
and served as its president. He also served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas, and was a delegate to the State constitutional convention
in 1820. He was elected again as a member of the State Representative 1825-1827. Dana resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Charlestown
on November 20, 1835. He was buried in Groton Cemetery.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was born in Groton
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse...
on June 26, 1767, the son of the clergyman Samuel Dana
Samuel Dana (clergyman)
Samuel Dana was a United States clergyman, judge and politician.-Biography:...
. He attended the district school. He later studied law and was then admitted to the bar in 1789 and commenced practice in town. He was also appointed postmaster January 1, 1801.
He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, attorney for Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
from 1807 to 1811, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Thirteenth Congress
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Richardson
William M. Richardson
William Merchant Richardson was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He was born in Pelham, New Hampshire in 1774. He graduated from Harvard University in 1797; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Groton, Massachusetts, in 1804...
. He served from September 22, 1814 to March 3, 1815. Dana was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth Congress
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
.
He was a member of the State senate
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
and served as its president. He also served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas, and was a delegate to the State constitutional convention
Constitutional convention (political meeting)
A constitutional convention is now a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution. A general constitutional convention is called to create the first constitution of a political unit or to entirely replace an existing constitution...
in 1820. He was elected again as a member of the State Representative 1825-1827. Dana resumed the practice of his profession, and died in Charlestown
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
on November 20, 1835. He was buried in Groton Cemetery.