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Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1815 - 1882

Biography

Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir Two Years Before the Mast. Both as a writer and as a lawyer, he was a champion of the downtrodden, from seamen to fugitive slaves and freedmen.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Richard Henry Dana papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 843352
Mss 843352
Date(s): 1843 to 1848
Abstract

In English.

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