Harry Lane
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| Harry Lane | |
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| In office March 4, 1913–May 23, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Bourne, Jr. |
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| Succeeded by | Charles L. McNary |
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| In office 1905–1909 |
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| Preceded by | George Henry Williams |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Simon |
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| Born | August 28, 1855 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Died | May 23, 1917 (aged 61) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Profession | doctor |
Harry Lane (August 28, 1855–May 23, 1917) was an American physician and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he worked as the head of the state insane asylum before entering local politics and served as mayor of Portland. A Democrat, he then served as United States Senator from 1913 until his death in 1917.
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[edit] Early life and education
Harry Lane was born in Corvallis, Oregon, on August 28, 1855.[1] He was the grandson of Oregon politician Joseph Lane and a nephew of Oregon U.S. Representative Lafayette Lane.[1] After attending the local schools he attended Willamette University in Salem where he graduated in 1876.[1] In 1878, he earned a medical degree from Willamette's medical school and then continued his medical education with postgraduate work at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.[1]
[edit] Medical career
Lane returned to the West Coast after completing his education in New York and began a medical practice in San Francisco.[1] He returned to Oregon and practiced medicine in Portland.[1] In 1887, Lane became the superintendent of the Oregon State Insane Asylum (now the Oregon State Hospital), remaining as the director of the facility until 1891.[1] He also was the Oregon Medical Society's president.[2]
[edit] Political career
In 1905, he was elected mayor of Portland and served one four-year term.[1] While mayor, at the end of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, he advocated for a "permanent rose carnival", leading him to be called the "Father of the Portland Rose Festival", which continues today.[3]. Also on April 1, 1908 he swore in Lola Baldwin as the first female police officer of the Portland Police Bureau (and the first in the United States).[4] In 1912, he was elected to the United States Senate as a Democrat and began serving on March 4, 1913.[1] Lane was the last Senator from Oregon elected by the Oregon Legislative Assembly.[2]
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When Harry Lane was denounced by men in public life whom he loved, as an enemy to his country, it well-nigh broke his heart.
—Senator George Norris[5]
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While in Congress he served on the Committee on Forest Reservations and Game Protection and the Committee on Fisheries.[1] During World War I he opposed U.S. involvement in the war, and took action in Washington to prevent U.S. support to eventual allies Great Britain and France.[2][6] These actions, including participating in a filibuster to block passage of the Armed Neutrality Bill, led to calls for his recall from office by Oregonians in March 1917.[6] Before any recall, Lane suffered a nervous breakdown and died in office while in San Francisco on May 23, 1917.[5] Harry Lane was buried at Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland and Charles L. McNary was appointed to finish Lane's term.[7][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Harry Lane". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000059. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ a b c "LANE, Harry". The Oregonian. December 1950. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bowers/lane/newspapr.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Centennial Events". Portland Rose Festival. http://www.rosefestival.org/events/centennial/. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ Oregon Experience: Lola G. Baldwin from Oregon Public Broadcasting
- ^ a b c Neal, Steve (1985). McNary of Oregon: A Political Biography. Portland, Oregon: Western Imprints. pp. 31–33.. ISBN 0875951732. OCLC 12214557.
- ^ a b "Threaten recall of Senator Lane". The New York Times. March 6, 1917. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E00E1DF143AE433A25755C0A9659C946696D6CF. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ Political Graveyard: Lone Fir Cemetery
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| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by Jonathan Bourne, Jr. |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Oregon 1913-1917 |
Succeeded by Charles L. McNary |
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| Preceded by George Henry Williams |
Mayor of Portland, Oregon 1905-1909 |
Succeeded by Joseph Simon |
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