John Lane

Background

John W.Lane was born in Kentucky to Thomas H. and Elizabeth B. (Edwards) Lane.

Career

The family moved to Texas in 1849, settling in Fannin County. John Lane moved to Dallas in 1857. Crutchfield died in January of 1866.

Lane married a second time to L. Emma Thompson Hughes of San Marcos, Texas, on January 8, 1868.

The two had one son, Clarence C. Lane. During the Civil War, Lane enlisted as a 1st Sergeant in Browder"s Company, 18th Regiment, Texas Volunteers.

52, A. F. and A. M., and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks). Lane"s political career began after being appointed mayor of Dallas in 1866.

He held this position for a brief time before resigning later that same year.

As a state legislator, Lane is noted for ensuring that the Texas and Pacific Railroad route was laid through Dallas by adding a rider to an 1871 bill. This rider required that the railroad be laid within a mile of Browder Springs.

Membership

Additionally, Lane was a member of the Tannehill Lodge Number.

Connections

brother-in-law:

John Swindell