W.P. Lane

Wade Pope Lane

Full Name: Wade Pope Lane
Date of birth: November 11, 1895
Date of death: November 1, 1976

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 6 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Marshall / Harrison   Gregg, Harrison

Terms of Service top

House District 6
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, May 1977, p. 441. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

  • Two listings in World War I records for Wade P. Lane and Wade Pope Lane, birth date 11/11/1895 in Marshall, Texas; residence in Marshall, Harrison County:
    Corporal and Sergeant, 359th Infantry to discharge.
    2nd Lieutenant Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces, Camp Dix, and Camp Pike; Application for Victory Medal. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin). Wade P. Lane Wade Pope Lane
  • United States Army, Sergeant, World War I. Military grave marker, Wade Pope Lane, birth date 11/11/1895, death date 11/1/1976, photo in uniform, burial in Algoma Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
  • "A World War I veteran, he was an officer and fought in the battles of St. Michel and the Argonne Forest." Obituary, 11/1/1976, p. 2. Marshall News Messenger.
  • World War I. "Mr. Lane faithfully served his country during World War I as a combat officer with the American Expeditionary Force in France." 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 16. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

  • Wade Pope Lane, birth date 11/11/1895 in Marshall, Texas; death date 11/1/1976 in Marshall, Harrison County; attorney at law; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Obituary and photo, "Wade Lane Dies Here," 11/1/1976, pp. 1, 2. Marshall News Messenger.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.P. Lane, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925
Conservation and Reclamation  
Highway Commission, Investigate  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Liquor Traffic  
Military Affairs  

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