Lafayette Lane

Infobox Congressman
name= Lafayette Lane


state= Oregon
district = ushr|Oregon|AL|At-large
party= Democrat
term= October 25, 1875 — March 3, 1877
preceded= George A. La Dow
succeeded= Richard Williams
date of birth= November 12 1842
place of birth= Evansville, Indiana
date of death= November 23 1896
place of death=Roseburg, Oregon
spouse=Amanda Mann
current occupation=

Lafayette Lane (November 12, 1842 - November 23, 1896) was a Representative from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the son of Oregon Senator Joseph Lane and an uncle of future Oregon Senator Harry Lane.

Early life

Lane was born near Evansville, Indiana to then-Indiana state senator Joseph Lane and his wife Polly Hart Lane, one of ten children. When Joseph was appointed governor of Oregon Territory in 1848, the Lanes moved west along the Oregon Trail, arriving in Oregon in March of 1849.cite book|last=Corning|first=Howard M|title=Dictionary of Oregon History|publisher=Binfords & Mort Publishing|date=1956|page=pp. 142-143]

Lafayette attended public schools in Washington, D.C., and Stamford, Connecticut, studied law, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Roseburg, Oregon. He married Amanda Mann in 1867.

Political career

In 1864, Lane served as member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Umatilla County. In 1866, he was the a Democratic nominee for Oregon Secretary of State in 1866, but was defeated by incumbent Samuel E. May.

In 1874, Lane was appointed as a code commissioner, where along with noted jurist Matthew Deady, he compiled Oregon's statutes into a systematic code.

Congress

In 1874, fellow Democrat George A. La Dow was elected to the United States House of Representatives, but died before he could take office. In a special election, Lane was elected to fill La Dow's vacancy, defeating Republican Henry Warren.cite book|title=History of Oregon|last=Carey|first=Charles Henry|date=1922|page=p. 815|publisher=Pioneer Historical Publishing Company|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZUMOAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2008-02-26] He served one term from October 25, 1875, to March 3, 1877. He sought re-election in 1876, but was defeated by Republican Richard Williams.

After Congress

Following his defeat, Lane returned to Roseburg and resumed his law practice. He died in Roseburg on November 23, 1896, and was interred in Roseburg's St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

References

Bibliography

*"The Organic and Other General Laws of Oregon, Together with the National Constitution and Other Public Acts and Statutes of the United States: 1843-1872". With Matthew Deady. E. Semple, State Printer: Salem. (1874).

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