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DANA (Soundex D500) — See also ADAN, ADNA, CORDANA, DANACHE, DANAE, DANAHAR, DANAHER, DANAHY, DANAIS, DANE, DANI, DANIA, DANNA, DANTA, DANY, DANZA, DARA, DAWNA, DAWNNA, DAYNA, DEANA, DENA, DIANA, DINA, DYNA, LADANA, NADA, SALDANA, SOLDANA, TANA, VANDANA.

  DANA: See also Samuel Bell — Samuel Dana Bell — James Bell — Fenton Whitlock Booth — Henry Benjamin Coman — James William Dawes — Meyer Kestnbaum — James Russell Parsons Jr. — George Raines — Henry Sanford Walbridge — Frank Porter Washburn
  Dana, Albro N. — of Coventry, Kent County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Amasa (1792-1867) — of Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., October 19, 1792. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1828-29; U.S. Representative from New York, 1839-41, 1843-45 (22nd District 1839-41, 26th District 1843-45). Died in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y., December 24, 1867 (age 75 years, 66 days). Interment at Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dana, Charles A. (b. 1881) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1881. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912; president, Spicer Manufacturing Co.; president, Parish Pressed Steel Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co. president, New York and New Jersey Water Co. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Charles H. — of Rhode Island. Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Charles Smith (1815-1888) — also known as Charles S. Dana — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt.; Montpelier, Washington County, Vt.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., November 18, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; bank director; probate judge in Vermont, 1847-48, 1852-57; Caledonia County Clerk, 1856-64; member of Vermont state senate, 1864-65; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1864-81. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., April 29, 1888 (age 72 years, 163 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Israel Putnam Dana and Sarah Sophia 'Sally' (Smith) Dana; married, February 14, 1848, to Arvilla Helen Sinclair; nephew of Judah Dana; first cousin of John Winchester Dana; second cousin of Daniel Putnam Tyler; third cousin once removed of William Crowninshield Endicott; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Dix and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Charles Summers (1862-1939) — also known as Charles S. Dana — of New Haven, Addison County, Vt. Born in New Haven, Addison County, Vt., September 13, 1862. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1900, 1917-19, 1925; Speaker of the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1917-19; member of Vermont state senate from Addison County, 1927. Congregationalist. Died in Middlebury, Addison County, Vt., December 29, 1939 (age 77 years, 107 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Summers Dana and Mary Howe (Squier) Dana; married 1890 to Lucy Grace Jackman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Charles Sumner (1864-1916) — also known as Charles S. Dana — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Born in Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, November 15, 1864. Republican. Paint manufacturer; member of Ohio state senate, 1896; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1908. Member, Freemasons. Died in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 1, 1916 (age 51 years, 260 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
  Presumably named for: Charles Sumner
  Relatives: Son of George Dana and Lucy Minerva (Byington) Dana; married 1891 to Mary Anderson Sayre; second cousin thrice removed of Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; third cousin twice removed of Amos Adams Lawrence and Samuel Abbott Green; fourth cousin of Charles Moore Bancroft.
  Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Charles W. — of California. Member of California state assembly 3rd District, 1862-63. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Dara — of Dexter, Chaves County, N.M. Republican. Member of New Mexico Republican State Executive Committee, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
  Dana, E. B. — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Eleazer — of Owego, Tioga County, N.Y. Postmaster at Owego, N.Y., 1802-16. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Eleazer — of Broome County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1808-09. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Francis (1743-1811) — of Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 13, 1743. Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1777-78, 1784; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1778; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1780-83; justice of Massachusetts state supreme court, 1785-1806; chief justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1791-1806; delegate to Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 25, 1811 (age 67 years, 316 days). Interment at Old Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Dana and Lydia (Trowbridge) Dana; married 1773 to Elizabeth Remington Ellery; grandfather of Richard Henry Dana Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859) and Charles Christopher Trowbridge; first cousin thrice removed of Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge and Luther Stephen Trowbridge; first cousin four times removed of Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891); first cousin six times removed of Alexander Buel Trowbridge III; second cousin twice removed of John Larkin Payson; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Payson; second cousin four times removed of Jones Rufus Trowbridge; second cousin five times removed of Charles E. Hiscock; third cousin thrice removed of Alexander Wheelock Thayer and Charles Edwin Whiting.
  Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Giles C. — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Democrat. Postmaster at Peoria, Ill., 1835-38. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Howard H., Jr. — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Justice of Maine state supreme court, 1993-2007. Still living as of 2007.
  Dana, Jack B. — of Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Laconia 6th Ward, 1956; elected New Hampshire state house of representatives from Laconia 6th Ward 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, James (1811-1890) — of Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., November 8, 1811. Lawyer; mayor of Charlestown, Mass., 1858-60. Died in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk County), Mass., June 4, 1890 (age 78 years, 208 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Dana and Rebecca (Barrett) Dana.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Dana, John Eugene (1844-1923) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N.Y., August 14, 1844. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896, 1900; postmaster at Charleston, W.Va., 1904-09. Died, following a series of strokes of apoplexy, in Keswick, Albemarle County, Va., August 23, 1923 (age 79 years, 9 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, John Winchester (1808-1867) — also known as John W. Dana — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, June 21, 1808. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of Maine state senate, 1843; Governor of Maine, 1844, 1847-50; defeated, 1861; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1854; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1854-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1864. Died, from cholera, in Argentina, December 22, 1867 (age 59 years, 184 days). Original interment somewhere in Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Judah Dana and Elizabeth (Ripley) Dana; married to Eliza Ann Osgood; nephew of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley; first cousin of Charles Smith Dana; first cousin once removed of Ripley Nicholas Baylies; second cousin of Daniel Putnam Tyler; third cousin once removed of William Crowninshield Endicott; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Dix and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Joseph M. (1822-1881) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, March 22, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Athens, Ohio, 1864-67, 1868-69; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868. Died in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, July 10, 1881 (age 59 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Dane.
  Dana, Josiah — Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1828 (voted for John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush). Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Judah (1772-1845) — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., April 25, 1772. Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford County Prosecuting Attorney, 1805-11; probate judge in Maine, 1811-22; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1834; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1836-37. Died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, December 27, 1845 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Winchester Dana and Hannah (Putnam) Dana; married 1800 to Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (sister of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley); father of Marie Annette Dana (who married Joseph Howard) and John Winchester Dana (1808-1867); uncle of Charles Smith Dana; grandfather of Caroline Elizabeth Howard (who married Nathan Cleaves); first cousin once removed of Daniel Putnam Tyler; second cousin twice removed of William Crowninshield Endicott; second cousin five times removed of Marietta Peabody Tree and Endicott Peabody; third cousin twice removed of John Adams Dix; third cousin thrice removed of Frank Putnam Flint and Motley H. Flint; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Hawthorne; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Wright Raymond.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Lo C. — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo. Republican. Postmaster at Colorado Springs, Colo., 1897-1906. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Lorenzo — of Allegany County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Allegany County, 1840-42. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Raymond E. — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1953-60. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. (1815-1882) — also known as Richard H. Dana, Jr. — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 1, 1815. Republican. Author; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1861-66; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1867-68; Independent Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1868. Died in Rome, Italy, January 6, 1882 (age 66 years, 158 days). Interment at Campo Cestio, Rome, Italy.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Henry Dana and Ruth Charlotte (Smith) Dana; married, August 25, 1841, to Sarah Watson; grandson of Francis Dana; grandnephew of Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818); great-grandson of Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797); first cousin once removed of James Leonard Hodges; second cousin of Marcus Morton; second cousin once removed of George Watson French; third cousin of Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1794-1859) and Charles Christopher Trowbridge; third cousin once removed of Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge and Luther Stephen Trowbridge; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Stephen Van Rensselaer Trowbridge (1855-1891); fourth cousin of John Larkin Payson; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Payson.
  Political family: Morton-Hodges-Tillinghast-French family of Taunton, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Roxie H. — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Samuel (1767-1835) — of Massachusetts. Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 26, 1767. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1800; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1814-15. Died in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 20, 1835 (age 68 years, 147 days). Interment at Groton Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dana, Samuel Whittlesey (1760-1830) — also known as Samuel W. Dana — of Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., February 13, 1760. Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1789-96; U.S. Representative from Connecticut, 1797-1810 (at-large 1797-1805, 1st District 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 2nd District 1809-10); U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1810-21; mayor of Middletown, Conn., 1822-30; died in office 1830; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Middletown, 1826. Died in Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn., July 21, 1830 (age 70 years, 158 days). Interment at Washington Street Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Dana, Sardis — of Madison County, N.Y. Born in Holland, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1834. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Dana; married to Mary Faulkner.
  Dana, Thomas — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, Virginia — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Dana, William — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1823-25. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, William A. — of San Francisco, Calif. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1855-56. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, William E. — of Avon, Livingston County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  Dana, William Franklin (1863-1920) — also known as William F. Dana — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass., June 26, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1901-03; member of Massachusetts state senate First Middlesex District, 1904-06; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1906-16. Died in Orford, Grafton County, N.H., August 4, 1920 (age 57 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Dana and Mary C. (Baldwin) Dana.
  Dana, Woodbury K. — of Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1900 (alternate), 1904. Burial location unknown.



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