DANA, FRANCIS

1743–1811, American diplomat, b. Charlestown, Mass. Son of a prominent lawyer, he was himself a lawyer. He went as a colonial agent to England, then served as a delegate to the Massachusetts provincial council (1776–80) and the Continental Congress (1776–78), before accompanying (1779) John Adams on his mission to Paris. In 1780, Dana was sent to Russia. Although he stayed at St. Petersburg for two years (1781–83), he was never recognized or accredited. He later was a justice of the Massachusetts supreme court (1785–1806), becoming chief justice in 1791. Richard Henry Dana (1787–1879) was his son.

See biography by W. P. Cresson (1930).

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Francis Dana: A Puritan Diplomat at the Court of Catherine the Great
Book by W. P. Cresson; Lincoln Mac Veagh The Dial Press, 1930
Subjects: Dana, Francis--1743-1811, Russia--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Revolution, United States--Foreign Relations--Russia
...contains several important letters from Francis Dana referring to the period of Valley...contain certain references to Dana as noted in the text. Morgan Mss...City contains a few letters from Francis Dana, and a notable report written by...
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Richard Henry Dana, Jr., 1815-1882
Book by Samuel Shapiro; Michigan State University Press, 1961
Subjects: Dana, Richard Henry--1815-1882
...103 ; semi- invalid, 107 ; dies, 155 . Dana, Francis grandfather of RHDJ , 152 , 161 ; holds major...characterized, 3 ; Danas admiration for, 3 . Dana, Francis, Jr. uncle of RHDJ , 17 . Dana, Richard 1617-1690 : immigrant and day laborer...
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Advocate for American Enterprise: William Buck Dana and the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, 1865-1910
Book by Douglas Steeples; Greenwood, 2002
Subjects: Commercial And Financial Chronicle, Dana, William B--(William Buck)--1829-1910, Finance--United States--History, Journalism, Commercial--United States--History, Journalists--United States, United States--Commerce--History, United States--Economic Conditions
...editor and publisher, William Dana unswervingly echoed Francis Wayland, Brown Universitys president...tariffs and minimum taxation, Dana on one occasion wrote, There...most vital interests of society. Dana had regretted the coming of civil...
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The Life of Charles A. Dana
Book by James Harrison Wilson; Harper & Brothers, 1907
Subjects: Dana, Charles A--(Charles Anderson)--1819-1897
...political expediency seem to have favored from the first. Throughout life Dana remained the champion of that great idea. He opened his newspaper for...1 See Treaty of Washington , by Charles Francis Adams.
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Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915: A Autobiography with a Memorial Address
Book by Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles Francis Adams; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916
Subjects: Adams, Charles Francis--1835-1915
...entered as a student the office of Dana Parker, which was certainly...itself an education. Richard H. Dana, Jr., whose biography Charles...Pacific Coast," gave Mr. Dana a permanent place in our literature...utmost honor. His partner, Mr. Francis E. Parker, did not take the...
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journal articles on: Dana Francis  - 321 results

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Beyond "Pizza" and "Nonna"! or, What's Bad about Italian/American Criticism? Further Directions for Italian/American Cultural Studies (1)
Journal article by Anthony Julian Tamburri; MELUS, Vol. 28, 2003
Subjects: Coppola, Francis Ford, Gioia, Dana, Peirce, Charles Sanders, Scorsese, Martin, Talese, Gay
...Sandra Gilbert, Dana Gioia, Daniella...American Women and Mary Francis Pipinos "I have...aware of the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Michael...with Poetry Editor Dana Gioia and Rita Ciresi...viii. Gioia, Dana. "Response to Robert...Godfather. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Screenplay...
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The Role of Folk Humor in Seventeenth-Century Receptions of Beaumont's 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle."
Journal article by Dana Aspinall; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 76, 1997
Subjects: Beaumont, Francis--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English drama--17th century, English wit and humor--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Knight of the Burning Pestle (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...of the Burning Pestle." by Dana Aspinall Since its first performance...between 1607 and 1609,(1) Francis Beaumonts The Knight of the...Rafe and Nick the Barber) in Francis Kirkmans The Wits, or, Sport...proudly attributed the play to "Francis Beaumont, and Iohn Fletcher...
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Antivivisection and the Charge of Zoophil-Psychosis in the Early Twentieth Century
Journal article by Craig Buettinger; The Historian, Vol. 55, 1993
Subjects: Animal rights movement--History, Dana, Charles Loomis--Influence, Neurologists--Influence
...American neurologist Charles Loomis Dana proclaimed heightened concern...of any scientific context.) Dana, a clinician and a member of...Wis., 1978), 25-38; Francis G. Gosling, Before Freud...Before Freud, 81; Charles L. Dana, Text-Book of Nervous Diseases...
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2009 Conference on Christianity and Literature Awards
Journal article; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 59, 2010
Subjects: Christian theology--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Gioia, Dana--Achievements and awards, Gioia, Dana--Criticism and interpretation
...only as stories, or songs, or images" Dana Gioia writes, in his commencement speech...bestow its Lifetime Achievement Award on Dana Gioia in gratitude for his devotion to...dominion." An epilogue suggests that Francis Bacons New Atlantis simultaneously affirms...
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Contrasting Contexts for Entrepreneurship: Capitalism by Kyrgyz Decree Compared to Gradual Transition in Uzbekistan
Journal article by Frank Lasch, Leo-Paul Dana; Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 24, 2011
Subjects: Capitalism--Analysis, Entrepreneurship--Analysis, Open economy--Analysis
...Change 6(2): 167-174. Dana, L.P. 2000. "Change Circumstance...Research 3(2): 62-73. Dana, L.P. 2002. When Economies...Singapore, London and Hong Kong. Dana, L.P. 2005. When Economies...to the Baltic States. Taylor Francis: Binghamton. Jaworski, B...
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The Accidental Masterpiece - Richard Henry Dana's Voyage of Discovery
Magazine article by J. B. Cheaney; World and I, Vol. 15, December 2000
Subjects: Authors--Biography, Dana, Richard Henry Jr.--Biography, Writers--Biography
...by President Josiah Quincy. Dana made better progress under private...inflammation of his eyes. By fall, Dana had to drop out of school because...California under the command of Francis Thompson. Though properly turned...developed over the Gulf Stream; Dana already felt queasy when he...
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The Berg
Magazine article by Dana Gioia; American Scholar, Vol. 66, Summer 1997
Subjects: Berg, Albert--Collections and collecting, Berg, Henry--Collections and collecting, Libraries--Collections and collecting, New York, New York. Public Library--Collections and collecting
The Berg. by Dana Gioia Most major European...Szladits (1968-1990), Francis O. Mattson (1991-1995...Prior to 1970," wrote Francis Mattson, "E. E. Cummings...clearly, has its advantages. DANA GIOIA, a poet and critic...
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Summer Study
Magazine article by Dana Grunklee; Dance Teacher, Vol. 30, June 2008
Subjects: Ballet, Conferences, Dance, Dancers & choreographers, Musical performances, New York
Summer Study by Dana Grunklee * American Academy of Ballets...19 at his Manhattan studio. Luigi, Francis J. Roach and other faculty members will...performances. Info: www.cid-unesco.org -Dana Grunklee Would you like to get the word...
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Historical Trends in Missions and Earth Care
Magazine article by Dana L. Robert; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 35, July 2011
Subjects: Christianity, Competition, Missionaries, Religion, Religious conversion, Religious missions, Religious orders
...Historical Trends in Missions and Earth Care by Dana L. Robert Over the past thirty years...II declared the great missionary St. Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology...the peoples sense of the sacred. St. Francis of Assisi himself drew upon longstanding...
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The XXX-Files: Lobbying for the Porn Industry in a Time of Economic Crisis
Magazine article by Dana Goldstein; The American Prospect, Vol. 20, May 2009
Subjects: Attorneys general--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Attorneys general--Practice, Free Speech Coalition--Aims and objectives, Free Speech Coalition--Officials and employees, Ogden, David--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Ogden, David--Practice, Sex oriented businesses--Finance, Sex oriented businesses--Forecasts and trends
...Lobbying for the Porn Industry in a Time of Economic Crisis. by Dana Goldstein ILLUSTRATION OMITTED WE ALL KNOW home values and decimated...but they cannot do without sex." Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, who is more likely to need bail than a bailout, told Hollywood...
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DANA STILL ON SONG; All Kinds of Everything: Dana, Today, Has Branched into Politics. and, Inset, as a Young Winner of Eurovision
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 4, 2007
...PopeBenedict XVI. The following year, Dana returned to the world of entertainment...religious album came out in 1981. Dana is also a frequent speaker at...Foster, Dublin. QUESTION What Dana still on song was the background...was printed and published by Francis Joy and it appearedtwice a week...
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Honor Rolls Mundelein High School St. Francis De Sales School
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 11, 2011
Subjects: High schools--Statistics
...John Blue, Megan Bockrath, Dana Bogseth, Sarah Bregenzer...Schuhknecht, Gabriella Scibetta, Francis Sena, Kristen Sheffer, James...Madeline Wilcox, Andrew Will, Dana Zaffron, Lucile Zimmer, Jonathan...Zupancic and Steven Zych. St. Francis de Sales School has named the...
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St. Edward Nips St. Francis Again
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 22, 2011
...60-59 at 1:06 but St. Francis had only 3 fouls and by the...25 seconds left and St. Francis Kate Slattery scored with...with 6 seconds to play but Dana DuBois off-balance shot...and DuBois had 8 for St. Francis.
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St. Edward Nips St. Francis Again
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 22, 2011
...60-59 at 1:06. But St. Francis had only 3 fouls, and by the...25 seconds left, and St. Francis Kate Slattery scored with 15...with six seconds to play, but Dana DuBois off-balance shot from...points and DuBois had 8 for St. Francis. -- John Radtke Waubonsie...
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St. Edward Nips St. Francis; Kaneland Wins in 2 OTs
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 22, 2011
...60-59 at 1:06. But St. Francis had only 3 fouls, and by the...25 seconds left, and St. Francis Kate Slattery scored with 15...with six seconds to play, but Dana DuBois off-balance shot from...points and DuBois had 8 for St. Francis. -- John Radtke Montini 76...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dana Francis  - 5 results

 
 
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Dana, Francis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DANA, FRANCIS 1743 1811, American diplomat, b. Charlestown...Adams on his mission to Paris. In 1780, Dana was sent to Russia. Although he stayed...becoming chief justice in 1791. Richard Henry Dana (1787 1879) was his son. See biography...
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Dana, Richard Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DANA, RICHARD HENRY 1787 1879, American poet and essayist, b. Cambridge, Mass.; son of Francis Dana. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1811. Critic and poet, Dana was a founder and editor of the North American...
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Adams, Charles Francis , 1835–1915, American Economist and Historian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS , 1835 1915, American economist and historian...historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807 86). In the Civil War he...his father (1900) and Richard Henry Dana (1890). See his autobiography (1916...
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Adams, John Quincy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of John Adams and Abigail Adams and father of Charles Francis Adams (1807 86). He accompanied his father on missions...from study and travel he even accompanied (1781 83) Francis Dana to Russia before returning home to graduate (1787...
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Massachusetts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...exploited. The power loom, perfected by Francis Cabot Lowell , as well as English techniques...such writers and poets as Richard Henry Dana, Emily Dickinson, Oliver Wendell Holmes...George Bancroft, John Lothrop Motley, Francis Parkman, and William Hickling Prescott...


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