Edward_Lane_(Illinois_politician)

Edward Lane (Illinois politician)

Edward Lane (Illinois politician)

American politician

Edward Lane (March 27, 1842 – October 30, 1912) was an American teacher, lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from Illinois from 1887 to 1895.

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Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1842, he moved to Illinois in May 1858 with his parents, who settled in Hillsboro, Montgomery County. Lane attended the common schools and graduated from Hillsboro Academy, then became a schoolteacher for several years.

Early career

Lane then read law and was admitted to the Illinois bar in February 1865. He began his legal practice in Hillsboro and served as the city attorney for three years. Local voters elected him judge of the Montgomery County Court in November 1869, and he served until 1873.

Congress

Lane won election as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895). He rose; chairman, Committee on Militia (Fifty-second Congress). He lost his campaign for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress by Republican James A. Connolly.

Later career

Lane resumed his legal practice in Hillsboro.

Death and burial

Lane died on October 30, 1912, and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.

  • United States Congress. "Edward Lane (id: L000058)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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