Background
Dana was born in Groton on June 26, 1767, the son of the clergyman Samuel and Anna (Kenrick) Dana.
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Dana was born in Groton on June 26, 1767, the son of the clergyman Samuel and Anna (Kenrick) Dana.
Dana attended the local public schools and later studied law in the office of United States District Court Judge John Lowell, and was then admitted to the bar in 1789.
Dana practiced law in Groton, Massachusetts and later in Charlestown, Massachusetts. On October 14, 1811 Dana also was appointed as the Chief Justice of the, he held that position for nine years. Dana served as attorney for Middlesex County from 1807 to 1811, Dana was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William M. Richardson.
Dana served from September 22, 1814 to March 3, 1815.
Dana was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1814 to the Fourteenth Congress. After his congressional service Dana resumed the practice law.
Dana was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1820. Dana died in Charlestown, Massachusetts on November 20, 1835.
Dana was buried in Groton Cemetery.
Dana was appointed postmaster January 1, 1801, he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1803 in the State senate and served as President of the Massachusetts Senate. Dana was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1825-1827.