John Fessenden Dana

Background

Dana, John Fessenden was born on March 30, 1877 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of John Winchester and Martha Oliver (Fessenden) Dana.

Education

Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Bowdoin College, 1898, Doctor of Laws, 1938. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Harvard, 1901.

Career

June 1926); children—Edward Fox, Mary Hunt. Married second, Catherine D. McCullough, September 25, 1928. Admitted to Maine bar, 1901, practiced in Portland.

Member firm Verril Hale Booth & Ives, 1917-1937, Verrill Hale Dana & Walker, 1938-1942, Verrill Dana Walker Philbrick & Whitehouse since 1943. Secretary, Maine General Hospital, 1911-1945, director since 1930. Overseer Bowdoin College, 1927-1940, trustee since 1940.

Vice president Bowdoin College General Alumni Association, 1925-1934, president, 1934-1937. Secretary, treasurer Portland Academy since 1941, trustee since 1919.

Membership

Member firm Verril Hale Booth & Ives, 1917-1937, Verrill Hale Dana & Walker, 1938-1942, Verrill Dana Walker Philbrick & Whitehouse since 1943. Secretary, Maine General Hospital, 1911-1945, director since 1930. Overseer Bowdoin College, 1927-1940, trustee since 1940.

Member American, Maine, Cumberland (vice president, 1925-1926, president, 1936) bar associations, Institute American Genealogy, Portland Clearing House Association (secretary since 1937), Maine History Society, Military Order Loyal Legion United States (treasurer Maine Commandery, 1915-1917, recorder since 1917). Phi Beta Kappa (president Maine), Psi Upsilon. Rotarian (president 1931-1932).

Connections

Married Helen H. Hunt, June 24, 1905 (deceased.; married second, Catherine D. McCullough, September 25, 1928. Children: Edward Fox, Mary Hunt.

Father:

John Winchester Dana

Mother:

Martha Oliver (Fessenden) Dana

Spouse:

Helen H. Hunt

Spouse:

Catherine D. McCullough

child:

Edward Fox Dana

child:

Mary Hunt Dana