- Joseph Dane
Joseph Dane was a
United States Representative fromMaine . He was born inBeverly, Massachusetts onOctober 25 ,1778 . He received his early education in Beverly, attendedPhillips Academy inAndover, Massachusetts and graduated fromHarvard University in 1799.He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in
Kennebunk, Maine (until 1820 a district ofMassachusetts ). He was a delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional conventions in 1816 and 1819. He was chosen a member of the executive council of Massachusetts in 1817, but declined the office. He was elected as a Federalist to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Holmes. He was reelected to the Seventeenth Congress and served fromNovember 6 ,1820 , toMarch 3 ,1823 . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1822.He was elected a member of the
Maine House of Representatives , and served in theMaine State Senate . He declined to serve as executive councilor of Maine in 1841. He died in Kennebunk onMay 1 ,1858 . His interment was in Hope Cemetery.References
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