James Dana (mayor)
# James Dana (mayor)

James Dana (November 8, 1811 – June 4, 1890) was a Massachusetts politician who was the fifth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

## Early life

Dana was born in Charlestown to Samuel and Rebecca (née Barrett) Dana.

## Education

Dana was educated at Lawrence Academy, in Groton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1830.

## Sources

* Green, Samuel Abbott (1892). An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts. p. 55–56.

Political offices :

| Preceded byTimothy T. Sawyer | 5th Mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1858–1860 | Succeeded byHorace G. Hutchins |
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