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Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Judah Dana (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
  Eleazar Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) — also known as Eleazar W. Ripley — Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., April 15, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1807-12; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1812; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1820; member of Louisiana state senate, 1830; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1835-39; died in office 1839. Slaveowner. Died in West Feliciana Parish, La., March 2, 1839 (age 56 years, 321 days). Interment at Locust Grove Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley; brother of Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (who married Judah Dana) and James Wheelock Ripley; married to Aurelia Smith; uncle of John Winchester Dana; granduncle of Ripley Nicholas Baylies.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wheelock Ripley (1786-1835) — also known as James W. Ripley — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., March 12, 1786. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1814-19; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1826-30. Died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, June 17, 1835 (age 49 years, 97 days). Interment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley; brother of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (who married Judah Dana); married to Abigail Osgood; uncle of John Winchester Dana; granduncle of Ripley Nicholas Baylies.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Putnam Tyler (1798-1875) — also known as Daniel P. Tyler — of Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., July 17, 1798. Lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brooklyn, 1838; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1844-46; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856. Died in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., November 6, 1875 (age 77 years, 112 days). Interment at South Cemetery, Brooklyn, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Mary (Baker) Tyler and Pascal Paoli Tyler; married, June 9, 1837, to Emily Cecilia Tyler; first cousin once removed of Judah Dana and Edith Kermit Carow (who married Theodore Roosevelt); first cousin twice removed of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Susan Roosevelt Weld; second cousin of John Winchester Dana and Charles Smith Dana; third cousin once removed of William Crowninshield Endicott; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Dix, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Chauncey C. Pendleton.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York City, New York; Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Howard (1800-1877) — of Limerick, York County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine, March 14, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; York County Attorney; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1837-41; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1848-55; mayor of Portland, Maine, 1860; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1864, 1865; law partner of Sewall C. Strout, 1855-64, and Nathan Cleaves, 1864-77. Died in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine, December 10, 1877 (age 77 years, 271 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Howard (1758-1851) and Rebecca (Gleason) Howard; married 1826 to Maria Annette Dana (daughter of Judah Dana); father of Caroline Elizabeth Howard (who married Nathan Cleaves).
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Winchester Dana (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
  Charles Smith Dana (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
  Nathan Cleaves (1835-1892) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Bridgton, Cumberland County, Maine, January 9, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner at different times of L. D. M. Sweat and Joseph Howard; U.S. Surveyor of Customs at Portland, Maine, Maine, 1891; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1892 (delegation chair). Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, September 5, 1892 (age 57 years, 240 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Cleaves and Sophia (Bradstreet) Cleaves; married 1865 to Caroline Elizabeth Howard (daughter of Joseph Howard; granddaughter of Judah Dana).
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ripley Nicholas Baylies (1845-1937) — also known as Ripley N. Baylies — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, La., September 5, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; circuit judge in Iowa 5th District, 1885. Died in Los Angeles County, Calif., May 15, 1937 (age 91 years, 252 days). Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Nicholas Baylies, Jr. and Harriet Helen (Cahoon) Baylies; married to Harriet A. Sinnamon; grandson of William Cahoon; grandnephew of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley; great-grandnephew of Hodijah Baylies; first cousin once removed of John Winchester Dana; first cousin twice removed of William Baylies and Francis Baylies; second cousin once removed of Edwin Baylies; third cousin of Benjamin Dyer Manton.
  Political families: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine; Baylies family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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