12 Facts About Judah Dana

Judah Dana was an American lawyer, judge and politician.

Judah Dana served as a United States senator from Maine and as judge of the Maine Court of Common Pleas during the early 1800s.

Judah Dana graduated from Dartmouth College in 1795 and then studied law.

Judah Dana served as the district attorney for Oxford County, Maine, from 1805 to 1811, and as judge of probate for Oxford County from 1811 to 1822.

In 1819, Judah Dana was a delegate to the convention that framed the state constitution of Maine, and was a trustee for Bowdoin College from 1820 to 1843.

Judah Dana was a bank commissioner from 1836 to 1837.

An adherent of the Jacksonian Party, Judah Dana was appointed United States Senator upon the resignation of Ether Shepley when Shepley became Judge of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Judah Dana served as Senator from December 21,1836, to March 3,1837, when a successor was elected and qualified.

Judah Dana married Elizabeth Ripley in 1800 and they had eight children: Caroline Elizabeth Dana, Maria Annette Dana, John Winchester Dana, Francis Putnaman Dana, Abigail Ripley Dana, Catherine Putnam Dana, Emily Wheelock Dana, and Sarah Malleville Dana.

Judah Dana was the grandson of the American Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam.

Judah Dana died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, on December 27,1845.

Judah Dana is interred at Village Cemetery in Fryeburg, Maine.