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Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina

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  Joel Lane (c.1740-1795) — of North Carolina. Born in Halifax County, N.C., about 1740. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1770; member of North Carolina state senate, 1782-94; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1788, 1789. Provided the site for Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. Died March 29, 1795 (age about 55 years). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1969 at City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Granduncle of Joseph Lane and David Lowry Swain.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Walter Terry Colquitt (1799-1855) — also known as Walter T. Colquitt — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in Halifax County, Va., December 27, 1799. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-40, 1842-43; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1843-48. Slaveowner. Died in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., May 7, 1855 (age 55 years, 131 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
  Relatives: Father of Alfred Holt Colquitt; first cousin by marriage of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Colquitt County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Joseph Lane (1801-1881) — of Winchester, Douglas County, Ore. Born in a log cabin near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., December 14, 1801. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1852; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon state senate, 1880. Baptist; later Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Roseburg, Douglas County, Ore., April 19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126 days). Original interment at Masonic Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Lafayette Mosher; father of La Fayette Lane; grandfather of Harry Lane; grandnephew of Joel Lane; cousin *** of David Lowry Swain; first cousin by marriage of Walter Terry Colquitt.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Lane County, Ore. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Lowry Swain (1801-1868) — also known as David L. Swain — of Buncombe County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in a log cabin near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., January 4, 1801. Whig. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1824-30; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1830-32; Governor of North Carolina, 1832-35; president, University of North Carolina, 1835-68. Died in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., August 27, 1868 (age 67 years, 236 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Caroline Aycock (Lane) Swain and George Charles Swain; married to Eleanor Hope White; father of Eleanor Hope Swain (who married Smith Dykins Atkins); grandnephew of Joel Lane; granduncle of James Lowry Robinson; cousin *** of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Holt Colquitt (1824-1894) — also known as Alfred H. Colquitt — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1853-55; member of Georgia state legislature, 1859; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1868; received 5 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872; Governor of Georgia, 1877-82; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1883-94; died in office 1894. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., March 26, 1894 (age 69 years, 340 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Terry Colquitt.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Lafayette Mosher (1824-1890) — of Oregon. Born in Latonia Springs, Kenton County, Ky., September 1, 1824. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Oregon state legislature, 1860; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1872-74. Catholic. Member, Freemasons; Redmen. Died March 27, 1890 (age 65 years, 207 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  Smith Dykins Atkins (1835-1913) — also known as Smith D. Atkins — of Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill. Born in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., June 9, 1835. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896; postmaster at Freeport, Ill., 1901. Died in Freeport, Stephenson County, Ill., March 27, 1913 (age 77 years, 291 days). Interment at Freeport City Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Adna S. Atkins and Sarah (Dykins) Atkins; married 1865 to Eleanor Hope Swain (daughter of David Lowry Swain).
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Lowry Robinson (1838-1887) — also known as James L. Robinson — of Macon County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, September 17, 1838. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Macon County, 1868-75, 1885-86; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1872-75; member of North Carolina state senate 42nd District, 1876-80; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1881-84. Died in Franklin, Macon County, N.C., July 11, 1887 (age 48 years, 297 days). Interment at First Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Robinson and Matilda Swain (Lowery) Robinson; married to Alice Louisa Siler; grandnephew of David Lowry Swain.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  La Fayette Lane (1842-1896) — of Oregon. Born near Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., November 12, 1842. Democrat. Member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1864; U.S. Representative from Oregon at-large, 1875-77. Catholic. Died November 23, 1896 (age 54 years, 11 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Lane; uncle of Harry Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Lane (1855-1917) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Corvallis, Benton County, Ore., August 28, 1855. Democrat. Mayor of Portland, Ore., 1905-09; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1913-17; died in office 1917. Died May 23, 1917 (age 61 years, 268 days). Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
  Relatives: Nephew of La Fayette Lane; grandson of Joseph Lane.
  Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Harry Lane (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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