Samuel W. Dana

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Samuel Whittlesey Dana
At-Large district
In office
January 3, 1797 – May 10, 1810
Preceded byUriah Tracy
Succeeded byEbenezer Huntington
Member of the Connecticut General Assembly
In office
1789–1796
Personal details
Born(1760-02-13)February 13, 1760
Federalist

Samuel Whittlesey Dana (February 13, 1760 – July 21, 1830) was an American lawyer and politician from Middletown, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

Biography

Born in Wallingford in the Connecticut Colony, Dana matriculated at Yale College in 1771 at the age of 11 and graduated in 1775 at the age of 15. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1778, and practiced in Middletown, Connecticut.[1]

Family

His father was the clergyman James Dana (1735–1812), who was a nephew of

Huguenot
who settled in England in 1629.

On July 13, 1821, Dana married Mary (or Maria) Pomeroy Alsop, the widow of the poet Richard Alsop. Maria was the daughter of Eleazer Wheelock Pomeroy and Mary Wyllys.[2] Her brother, Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy, was the founder of the town of Pomeroy, Ohio, which was developed with the help of his son-in-law, Valentine Baxter Horton. Valentine Baxter Horton married Clara Alsop Pomeroy, who was a niece-by-marriage of Mr. Dana. The bimetalist Samuel Dana Horton was named after Mr. Dana, who was Valentine Baxter Horton's law tutor.

Career

Dana was a member of the

U.S. House Committee on Elections,[citation needed] and was one of the impeachment managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a Senator from Tennessee.[4]

Dana was elected as a

Federalist in 1810 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Hillhouse. He was reelected in 1814 and served from December 4, 1810, to March 3, 1821.[5] He was one of the 13 Senators who voted against war with Britain on June 17, 1812, but 19 Senators voted for war. In 1814, Dana was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[6]

Dana was mayor of Middletown from 1822 until his death in 1830. He was also the presiding judge of the

County Court from 1825 until his death.[7]

Death

Dana died in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, July 21, 1830 (age 70 years, 158 days). He is interred at Washington Street Cemetery, Middletown.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel W. Dana". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  2. ^ The Dana Family in America, at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005730199
  3. ^ "Samuel W. Dana". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Samuel W. Dana". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  6. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  7. ^ "Samuel W. Dana". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's at-large congressional district
January 3, 1797 – May 10, 1810 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Connecticut
December 4, 1810 – March 3, 1821 		Succeeded by
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