Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John William Lane

Full Name: John William Lane
Birth date: February 23, 1835
Death date: September 16, 1888

Terms of Service

House, 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
2/9/1870 - 1/14/1873

(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal .
(2) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. John Lane, Austin History Center

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - John W. Lane, Dallas County, age 35, born circa 1835 in Kentucky, Representative.
Census of 1880 - J.W. Lane, Dallas, Dallas County, age 45, born circa 1835 in Kentucky, printer, wife S.E. Lane. FamilySearch . 1880 1870
Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 18th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, John W. Lane, birth date 2/23/1835, death date 9/16/1888, burial in Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County. Includes historical marker photo. Find a Grave .
"In its statistics of the House of Representatives, the State Journal says . . . The tallest member is Hon. B.F. Williams, of Colorado, who measures six feet two inches. The shortest is Hon. Wm. Schlotman, of Washington, five feet, three inches. The heavy man is Hon. J.W. Lane, Democrat, of Dallas, who carries 240 pounds without seeming to mind it." 5/29/1870, p. 2. Galveston Daily News .
LANE, JOHN WILLIAM (1835–1888). Handbook of Texas Online .
Dallas County Probate Case 1223: Lane, John W. (Deceased), 1888/9/11-1889/3/7, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Death date 9/16/1888 (p. 12). Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Historical marker, John W. Lane, Masonic section of Pioneer Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County. "As State Representative (1869-1872), Lane ensured the future development of Dallas by amending legislation in 1871 that changed the route of the Texas and Pacific Railroad." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .