- Stephen K. Lane
Infobox_Politician
name = Stephen K. Lane
imagesize = 185px
birth_date = November of 1833
birth_place =New York City
death_date =November 14 ,1896
death_place =Bayonne, New Jersey
residence = Bayonne, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Bayonne
order = 2nd
term_start = 1879
term_end = 1883
predecessor =Henry Meigs, Jr.
successor =David W. Oliver
party = Republican
religion = Presbyterian
spouse = Euphemia Fox
children = Euphemia, Louis, Virginia, Susie & Frederick
website =Stephen Knowlton Lane was the Mayor of
Bayonne, New Jersey from 1879 to 1883.Lane was born in
New York City in November 1833. He became a member of the Produce Exchange in New York City. He married Euphemia Fox ofNatchez ,Mississippi onFebruary 6 ,1856 . Lane moved to Bayonne in 1858.A Republican, Lane was elected as a councilman in 1876. Running unoppossed in 1878, he was elected mayor of Bayonne secceding Henry Meigs. Ward was re-elected in 1879 defeating Democrat councilman
David W. Oliver . While mayor, Lane oversaw bring water into Bayonne. His attempt at a third term ended when he lost to Oliver in 1883. Business problems forced him to retire from public service.Lane died from
Heart Failure at age 63 in his home onNovember 14 ,1896 .References
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