Francis Dana
Chief justice
Died when: 67 years 316 days (814 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811) was an American Founding Father, 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.
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