Jim Lane (politician)
Jim Lane | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| In office April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Edmund G. Ross |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Parker |
| Succeeded by | William Cumback |
| 11th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office December 5, 1849 – January 10, 1853 | |
| Governor | Joseph A. Wright |
| Preceded by | Paris C. Dunning |
| Succeeded by | Ashbel P. Willard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Henry Lane June 22, 1814 Lawrenceburg, Indiana Territory |
| Died | July 11, 1866 (aged 52) Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1856) |
| Spouse | Mary E. Lane |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1848, 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Brigadier-General James Henry Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866) was an American politician and military officer who was a leader of the Jayhawkers in the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War. During the war itself, Lane served in the United States Senate and as a general officer in the Union Army. Although reelected as a Senator in 1865, Lane died by suicide the next year.