Richard Dana (lawyer)

Richard Dana (1700-1772) was a prominent lawyer and politician in colonial Massachusetts.

Dana was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College and then studied law and passed the bar. He became a prominent lawyer, a founding member the Sons of Liberty, and led Massachusetts opposition to the Stamp Act.[1] He served one term in the Massachusetts Assembly.

His son was Francis Dana.[1] He is the great-grandfather of author Richard Henry Dana Jr..

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mays, Terry M. Historical Dictionary Of Revolutionary America (Scarecrow Press, 2005). Page 77.