VINCENT J. LANE

VINCENT J. LANE was born at West Middletown, Pa., January 27, 1828. He died at Kansas City, Kan., August 11, 1914. He was educated in the schools of his native town and taught school in Virginia. In 1852 he settled in Indiana, where he remained until 1857. In that year he came to Kansas and settled at Quindaro, in Wyandotte county. He was a Democrat of the old school, and as the county was Democratic in the early days, he was frequently elected to office. He was register of deeds of Wyandotte county and a member of the legislature. He was also postmaster of Kansas City, Kan., under the Cleveland administration. Mr. Lane was a good newspaper man. In 1869 he started the Wyandotte Herald. It was the leading Democratic paper of Wyandotte county during its entire existence. Mr. Lane discontinued it December 30, 1910, because of his advanced age.

Mr. Lane was married at Paris, Ind., in 1855, to Miss Sarah Jane Robinson. Three children were born of this union: Bush R., Mrs. Jessie R. Hall, and Mrs. Mina Fanin. Mr. Lane was a good citizen. He was interested in the construction of the Union Pacific railroad and other interests for the development of Kansas.

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