Edward Lane

Edward Lane ( born March 27, 1842 in Cleveland, Ohio, † October 30, 1912 in Hillsboro, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1887 and 1895 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1858 Edward Lane moved with his parents to Hillsboro, Illinois. He attended the public schools of his old and new home, as well as the Hillsboro Academy. He then worked for several years as a teacher. After a subsequent law degree in 1865 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Hillsboro to work in this profession. For three years, he also served as a legal representative of the city. From 1869 to 1873 he was a judge at the District Court in Montgomery County. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1888 Lane in the 17th electoral district of Illinois was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John R. Eden on March 4, 1887. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1895 three legislative periods. Since 1993, he led the militia committee. In 1894 he was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Lane practiced as a lawyer again. He died on 30 October 1912 in Hillsboro, where he was also buried.