Thomas J. Lane
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Thomas Joseph Lane was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison.
Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
on July 6, 1898 and graduated from Lawrence High School. Lane received an LL.B. in 1925 from Suffolk University Law School
in Boston, Mass and then served in the United States Army. Lane was lawyer in private practice and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from 1927 to 1938 and a member of the Massachusetts Senate
from 1939 to 1941. Lane was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Lawrence J. Connery
, and reelected to the Seventy-eighth and the nine succeeding Congresses. He served from December 30, 1941 to January 3, 1963. In 1956, Lane was re-elected after serving four months in prison for evading $38,542 in income taxes. Lane was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-eighth Congress in 1962. Lane served as a member of the Governor’s Council for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1965 to 1970. He died on June 14, 1994, in Lawrence, Massachusetts
and his interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts
.
Lane, also, sponsored the legislation in the House of Representatives that called for the National Conference on Citizenship
(NCoC) to become a Congressional – chartered organization. He later served on the Board of the Directors of the NCoC.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison.
Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
on July 6, 1898 and graduated from Lawrence High School. Lane received an LL.B. in 1925 from Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School, also known as Suffolk Law School or SULS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Suffolk University. Suffolk University Law School is a private, non-sectarian, law school located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School was founded in...
in Boston, Mass and then served in the United States Army. Lane was lawyer in private practice and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
from 1927 to 1938 and a member of the Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the state...
from 1939 to 1941. Lane was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence J. Connery
Lawrence Joseph Connery was a United States House Representative from Massachusetts.Connery was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on October 17, 1895. He attended the local parochial and public schools, and St. Mary's College, St...
, and reelected to the Seventy-eighth and the nine succeeding Congresses. He served from December 30, 1941 to January 3, 1963. In 1956, Lane was re-elected after serving four months in prison for evading $38,542 in income taxes. Lane was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-eighth Congress in 1962. Lane served as a member of the Governor’s Council for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1965 to 1970. He died on June 14, 1994, in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...
and his interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, North Andover, Massachusetts
North Andover, Massachusetts
North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. North Andover is the home of Merrimack College, a private, Catholic four-year institution ....
.
Lane, also, sponsored the legislation in the House of Representatives that called for the National Conference on Citizenship
National Conference on Citizenship
The National Conference on Citizenship was founded in 1946 and was later chartered by the United States Congress in 1953. NCoC was created in order to be a leader in promoting our nation’s civic life by tracking, "measuring and promoting civic participation and engagement in partnership with other...
(NCoC) to become a Congressional – chartered organization. He later served on the Board of the Directors of the NCoC.