Lafayette Lane
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon'sAt-large district
In office October 25, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	George A. La Dow
Succeeded by	Richard Williams
Member of theOregon House of Representatives
In office 1864
Personal details
Born	November 12, 1842 Evansville, Indiana
Died	November 23, 1896 (aged 54) Roseburg, Oregon
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Amanda Mann

Lafayette Lane (November 12, 1842 – November 23, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative from theU.S. state ofOregon from 1875 to 1877. He was the son of OregonSenatorJoseph Lane and an uncle of future Oregon SenatorHarry Lane.

Lane was born nearEvansville, Indiana, to then-Indiana state senator Joseph Lane and his wife Polly Hart Lane, one of 10 children. When Joseph was appointed governor ofOregon Territory in 1848, the Lanes moved west along theOregon Trail, arriving in Oregon in March 1849.^[1]

Lafayette attended public schools inWashington, DC, andStamford, Connecticut, studied law, and was admitted to thebar and commenced practice inRoseburg, Oregon. He married Amanda Mann in 1867.^[1]

In 1864, Lane served as member of theOregon House of Representatives, representingUmatilla County. In 1866, he was the aDemocratic nominee forOregon Secretary of State in 1866, but was defeated by incumbent Samuel E. May.^[1]

In 1874, Lane was appointed as a code commissioner, where along with noted juristMatthew Deady, he compiled Oregon's statutes into a systematic code,Deady and Lane's General Laws of Oregon.^[1]

In 1874, fellow DemocratGeorge A. La Dow was elected to the US House of Representatives, but died two months into his term. In aspecial election, Lane was elected to fill La Dow's vacancy, defeatingRepublican Henry Warren.^[2] He served one term from October 25, 1875, to March 3, 1877. He sought re-election in 1876, but was defeated byRepublicanRichard Williams.

Following his defeat, Lane returned to Roseburg and resumed his law practice. He died in Roseburg on November 23, 1896, and was interred in Roseburg's St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

• The Organic and Other General Laws of Oregon, Together with the National Constitution and Other Public Acts and Statutes of the United States: 1843-1872. WithMatthew Deady. E. Semple, State Printer: Salem. (1874).

• United States Congress."Lafayette Lane (id: L000064)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Lafayette Lane atFind a Grave

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