1. Amasa Dana was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a US Representative from New York from 1839 to 1841, and from 1843 to 1845.
14 Facts About Amasa Dana
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Amasa Dana attended private schools and Dana Academy in Wilkes-Barre, studied law with his uncle Eleazer Dana in Owego, New York, attained admission to the bar in 1817 and practiced in Owego.
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Amasa Dana moved to Ithaca, New York in 1821 and continued the practice of law.
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Amasa Dana served as district attorney of Tompkins County from 1823 to 1837.
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Amasa Dana served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1828 and 1829.
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Amasa Dana served as president and trustee of the village of Ithaca in 1835,1836, and 1839.
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In 1837, Amasa Dana was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Tompkins County.
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Amasa Dana was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress.
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Amasa Dana was not a candidate for renomination in 1840, and resumed the practice of law.
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From 1842 to 1843, Amasa Dana served as Ithaca's town supervisor.
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Amasa Dana was elected to the Twenty-eighth Congress.
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Amasa Dana resumed practicing law, and engaged in banking and business, including serving as president of the Tompkins County National Bank.
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Amasa Dana died in Ithaca, New York, on December 24,1867.
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In 1828, Amasa Dana married Mary Harper Speed, the daughter of Doctor Joseph Speed of Caroline, New York.