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Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) — Born in Scotland, March 23, 1734. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785-87; Governor of Northwest Territory, 1788-1802; Federalist candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1790. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Injured in a fall from an overturned horsedrawn cart, and died a few days later, near Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 31, 1818 (age 84 years, 161 days). Interment at Old St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Mary E. Baldridge (who married James Henry Lane).
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  St. Clair County, Ala., St. Clair County, Ill., St. Clair County, Mich. and St. Clair County, Mo. are named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Arthur St. Clair VanceArthur St. Clair Colyar
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Amos Lane (1778-1849) — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind. Born near Aurora, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 1, 1778. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1833-37. Died September 2, 1849 (age 71 years, 185 days). Original interment at Lawrenceburg Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; reinterment at Greendale Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of George W. Lane and James Henry Lane.
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Lane (b. 1812) — of Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind. Born in Burlington, Boone County, Ky., November 7, 1812. Newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1847, 1856; assistant Treasurer of the United States; superintendent of the U.S. Mint at Denver, Colorado. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Lane and Mary (Foote) Lane; brother of James Henry Lane; married to Sally Maria Buell.
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  James Henry Lane (1814-1866) — also known as James H. Lane; "Liberator of Kansas"; "Fighting Jim" — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind., June 22, 1814. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1849-53; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1853-55; delegate to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855, 1857; Kansas Democratic state chair, 1855; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1861-66; died in office 1866; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Member, Freemasons. Deranged, and charged with financial irregularities, he was mortally wounded by a self-inflicted gunshot on July 1, 1866, and died ten days later, near Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., July 11, 1866 (age 52 years, 19 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Lane and Mary (Foote) Lane; brother of George W. Lane; married 1842 to Mary E. Baldridge (granddaughter of Arthur St. Clair).
  Political family: Lane family of Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  Lane County, Kan. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James H. Lane (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; wrecked and scrapped 1957) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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