About Deane Dana
Lived 1926 – 2005 (aged 78). Deane Dana was an American politician.
Deane Dana Jr. (July 9, 1926 - April 21, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Dana was born in New York City. He studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey.
After moving to California with his family, he lived in Long Beach and later, Rancho Palos Verdes. He worked as an engineer for 27 years at Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, and became an active participant in the local Republican Party and a close friend of future governor George Deukmejian, working in each of Deukmejian's campaigns from 1962 on.
Deane Dana died April 21, 2005, at Torrance Memorial Hospital in Torrance, California.
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American politician (1926-2005)
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Deane Dana was born on 9 July 1926 in New York City.
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Deane Dana died on 21 April 2005 in Torrance.
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