Wesley Lance

Wesley Lance

Wesley L. Lance (c. 1909 - August 25, 2007) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as a member of both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate.

Lance grew up in Glen Gardner, New Jersey, and attended Lafayette College and Harvard Law School. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1937, and to the Senate in 1941. Lance was a delegate to the 1947 constitutional convention that established the current New Jersey State Constitution, and to the 1966 convention that established the current New Jersey Legislature with 40 senators and 80 assemblymembers.Hester Jr., Tom. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMiZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NzE4NzI4Ng= "Wesley Lance, 98; in '47 helped craft N.J. Constitution"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", August 28, 2007. Accessed August 28, 2007.] He served in the Senate from 1942 to 1943, succeeding Arthur F. Foran, and stepped down to enter the United States Navy. He was reelected to the Senate in 1954 and served until 1962. ["Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual: State of New Jersey (2007)", Skinder-Strauss Associates, Newark, New Jersey, ISBN 1-57741-245-1.] Lance was a practicing lawyer for 70 years, including 64 years as the municipal attorney of Lebanon Township, New Jersey.

His son, Leonard Lance, has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2002, and had served in the Assembly from 1991-2002. [Jackson, Herb. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyODgmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTYzMzY1MjAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5 "Politics, a family business"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", February 3, 2003. Accessed July 6, 2007. "Sen. Leonard Lance, R-Hunterdon, is the son and great-nephew of legislators."] James Lance, Leonard's twin brother, is an attorney practicing in Clinton, NJ.

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