Judah Dana (April 25, 1772 – December 27, 1845) was an American lawyer, judge and politician.

[2] In 1798, he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Fryeburg, Maine, which was then a part of Massachusetts.

[5] In 1819, Dana was a delegate to the convention that framed the state constitution of Maine,[6] and was a trustee for Bowdoin College from 1820 to 1843.

[13][14] Dana was the grandson (on his mother's side) of the American Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam.

[15][16] Dana died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, on December 27, 1845 (age 73 years, 246 days).