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Joseph "Joe" Lane (1801–1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator in Indiana, and then served in the Mexican-American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk appointed Lane as the first Governor of Oregon Territory. When Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Lane was elected one of Oregon's first two U.S. Senators. A son was later elected U.S. Representative and a grandson U.S. Senator, making Lane the patriarch of one of the state's most prominent political families.

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  • Joseph Lane
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  • Joseph "Joe" Lane (1801–1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator in Indiana, and then served in the Mexican-American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk appointed Lane as the first Governor of Oregon Territory. When Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Lane was elected one of Oregon's first two U.S. Senators. A son was later elected U.S. Representative and a grandson U.S. Senator, making Lane the patriarch of one of the state's most prominent political families.
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  • from Oregon Territory's At-large congressional district
  • Acting Governor of Oregon Territory
  • Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives
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  • 1848(xsd:integer)
  • 1851(xsd:integer)
  • 1853(xsd:integer)
  • 1859-02-14(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1801-12-14(xsd:date)
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  • Polly Hart
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  • Joseph Lane
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  • Delegate
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  • 220(xsd:integer)
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  • Democrat
Birth Place
  • Buncombe County, North Carolina
Title
  • Acting Territorial Governor of Oregon
  • Democratic vice presidential nominee
  • Territorial Governor of Oregon
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  • 1850(xsd:integer)
  • 1853(xsd:integer)
  • 1859(xsd:integer)
  • 1861-03-04(xsd:date)
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  • 1881-04-19(xsd:date)
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  • 3(xsd:integer)
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  • United States Senator
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  • 1848(xsd:integer)
  • 1859(xsd:integer)
  • 1860(xsd:integer)
  • --03-04
  • --05-16
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  • Oregon
  • Oregon Territory
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  • general, politician
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  • Joseph "Joe" Lane (1801–1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator in Indiana, and then served in the Mexican-American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk appointed Lane as the first Governor of Oregon Territory. When Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Lane was elected one of Oregon's first two U.S. Senators. In 1860, Lane was nominated for of the pro-slavery Southern wing of the Democratic Party, as John C. Breckinridge's running mate. Lane's pro-slavery views and sympathy for the Confederate States of America in the Civil War effectively ended his political career in Oregon. A son was later elected U.S. Representative and a grandson U.S. Senator, making Lane the patriarch of one of the state's most prominent political families.
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