Richard Henry Dana III (January 3, 1851 – December 16, 1931) was an American lawyer and civil service reformer.

His people took credit for passing the state's 1884 civil service law, which was a stronger version of the federal Pendleton Act of 1883.

Both laws were enacted to limit the effect of political patronage, thus disrupting the spoils system.

[9] A substantial collection of family papers (including 293 bound volumes and 81 boxes) is held at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

[6] Edith's brother, Ernest Longfellow, disinherited some of their children for holding socialist and pacifist beliefs.