Joseph Dane

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Joseph Dane (born October 25, 1778 in Beverly , Essex County , Massachusetts , †  May 1, 1858 in Kennebunk , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1820 and 1823 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Dane first attended the public schools in his home country. He then studied at the Phillips Academy in Andover , Massachusetts. He then graduated from Harvard University by 1799 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1802, he began to practice his new profession in Kennebunk. This city belonged to Massachusetts until 1820 and has been part of the then newly formed state of Maine ever since.

Dane was a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . In 1816 and 1819 he was a delegate to meetings to revise the Massachusetts constitution. After the resignation of Congressman John Holmes , who had represented the state of Massachusetts in Congress , Dane was elected as its successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . Since at the same time in connection with the Missouri Compromise, the new state of Maine from the former northern part of Massachusetts was founded and Dane's electoral district included this area, he represented the new state in Congress after his election as the first MP. He was the first and only MP from Maine between November 6, 1820 and March 3, 1821. After that, the new state was divided into electoral districts. In the regular congressional elections of 1820, Dane was re-elected to the US House of Representatives in the first district. There he completed a full legislative period until March 3, 1823. In 1822 he declined to run again.

Between 1824 and 1840 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Maine . In 1829 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1841 he was Executive Councilor of Maine. Joseph Dane died in Kennebunk on May 1, 1858.

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SURNAME Dane, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1778
PLACE OF BIRTH Beverly , Essex County , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1858
Place of death Kennebunk , Maine