Joseph R. Lane

Joseph Reed Lane (May 6, 1858 - May 1, 1931) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Lane attended the public schools.He was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878 and from the law department of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1880.He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Davenport, Iowa.He served as regent of the State University of Iowa.He served as member of the city council 1884-1889.

Lane was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1900.He resumed the practice of law in Davenport, Iowa.He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908.He died in Davenport, Iowa, on May 1, 1931.He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery.

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