John W. Lane
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John William Lane was a printer, mayor of Dallas, Texas
(1866), state legislator and state senator.
He was a printer and was involved in publishing the Dallas Herald with his brother-in-law, John Swindell. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a 1st Sergeant in Browder's Company, 18th Regiment, Texas Volunteers.
In 1871 John Lane, as a state legislator, is noted for ensuring that Texas and Pacific Railroad route was laid through Dallas by adding a rider to a bill that stated that the railroad had to be laid within a mile of Browder Springs. He was a member of the Tannehill Lodge No. 52, A. F. and A. M. and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE).
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(1866), state legislator and state senator.
Biography
John William Lane was born in Kentucky to Thomas H. and Elizabeth B. (Edwards) Lane. The family moved to Texas in 1849 settling in Fannin County. He moved to Dallas in 1857. There he married Betty Crutchfield, daughter of Thomas F. and Frances M. Crutchfield on 5 Jan 1860. She died in January 1866. He was married a second time to Mrs. L. Emma Thompson Hughes of San Marcos, Texas on 8 Jan 1868. They had one son, Clarence C. Lane.He was a printer and was involved in publishing the Dallas Herald with his brother-in-law, John Swindell. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a 1st Sergeant in Browder's Company, 18th Regiment, Texas Volunteers.
In 1871 John Lane, as a state legislator, is noted for ensuring that Texas and Pacific Railroad route was laid through Dallas by adding a rider to a bill that stated that the railroad had to be laid within a mile of Browder Springs. He was a member of the Tannehill Lodge No. 52, A. F. and A. M. and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE).