Edward Lane

For the Orientalist, see Edward William Lane.

Edward Lane was a representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1842; moved to Illinois in May 1858 with his parents, who settled in Hillsboro, Montgomery County; attended the common schools and was graduated from Hillsboro Academy; taught school for several years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in February 1865 and commenced practice in Hillsboro, Ill.; city attorney of Hillsboro three years; elected judge of the Montgomery County Court in November 1869 and served until 1873; elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1887-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Militia (Fifty-second Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Hillsboro, Ill., where he died October 30, 1912; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.

External links

Edward Lane, Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John R. Eden	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th congressional district 1887-1895	Succeeded by James A. Connolly

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 24437777 LCCN: nr00011590 US Congress: L000058

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