Joseph Dane (October 25, 1778 – May 1, 1858) was a United States representative from Maine, serving from 1820 to 1823.
He received his early education in Beverly, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1799.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in Kennebunk, Maine (until 1820 a district of Massachusetts).
He was chosen a member of the executive council of Massachusetts in 1817, but declined the office.
He was elected as a Federalist to the Sixteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Holmes.