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William R. Lane

William Lane
Full Name: William R. Lane
Death date: Deceased, date unknown

Terms of Service

  • House, 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) Legislature
    1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
    Democrat
  • House, 10th Legislature
    11/2/1863 - 8/6/1866
     
(1) Ladonia, Fannin County. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas 1873.
(2) Ladonia is on State highways 34 and 50, in the southeastern corner of Fannin County. Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) Ladonia [in Fannin County], Hunt County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Hunt County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

  • Photograph. William Lane, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
  • Photograph. William Lane, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

  • Census of 1860 - William R. Lane, Hunt County, age 40, born circa 1820 in Georgia, farmer, in household with Hannah A. Lane.
    Census of 1870 - Wm. R. Lane, Hunt County, age 50, born circa 1820 in Georgia.
    Census of 1880 - Wm. R. Lane, Hunt County, born circa 1820 in Georgia, farmer. FamilySearch . 1880 1860
  • 1870
  • Biographical sketch, "Jardin," The Commerce Journal, 6/22/1917, p. 4. "Jardin has some distinguishing features, for being the home for many years of Hunt county's first representative to the legislature. I refer to W.R. Lane, who settled here about 1852 and lived on the same place till he died." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
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