James Dana graduated Harvard 1830 and was admitted to the Middlesex Bar in December of 1833.
"General Dana was Mayor of Charlestown, 1858, 1859, 1860. To him was due the introduction of water into that city. Captain Charlestown Light Infantry, Colonel Fourth Regiment, First Brigade Second Division, and Brigadier-General Third Brigade Massachusetts Militia. A lawyer in his native city for many ears, associated with Moses G. Cobb, who raised "Cobb's", subsequently "Nims'" battery, which performed valiant service in the Civil war." (Gould)
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