Francis Dana | |
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| United States Minister to Russia | |
| In office December 19, 1780 – September 1783 | |
| Appointed by | Continental Congress |
| Succeeded by | John Quincy Adams |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office 1785–1791 | |
| Preceded by | Jedediah Foster |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Dawes |
| Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office 1791–1806 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Parsons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1743 Charlestown, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 25, 1811 (aged 67) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Old Burying Ground, Cambridge |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811) was an American Founding Father,[1] lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777–1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederation, he was secretary to the diplomatic mission that negotiated the end of the American Revolution, and was appointed Minister to Russia. He later served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and served as the chief justice for 15 years.
Dana's wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Ann Remington and William Ellery, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was also the father-in-law of Washington Allston, a noted painter and poet.
- ^ Nolan, Cathal J. (1997). Notable U.S. Ambassadors Since 1775: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-313-29195-1.