James Dana (mayor)

American politician

James Dana

5th Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
In office
1858–1860
Preceded by| Timothy T. Sawyer
Succeeded by| Horace G. Hutchins
Clerk of Courts of
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
In office
September 1, 1859 – December 1, 1859
Preceded by| John Quincy Adams Griffin
Succeeded by| Benjamin Franklin Ham
Personal details
Born| November 8, 1811
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Died| June 4, 1890
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Alma mater| Harvard
Occupation| Lawyer
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James Dana (November 8, 1811 – June 4, 1890) was a Massachusetts politician who was the fifth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

## Early life

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Dana was born in Charlestown to Samuel and Rebecca (née Barrett) Dana.

## Education

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Dana was educated at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1830.

## Sources

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* Green, Samuel Abbott (1892). An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts. p. 55–56.

Political offices

Preceded by

Timothy T. Sawyer

|  5th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
1858–1860  | Succeeded by

Horace G. Hutchins

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