BIOGRAPHY OF THE THE HON. WARREN L. LANE of Manchester NH
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Manchester, A Brief Record of its Past and A Picture of Its Present, 
including an account of is settlement and its growth as town and city; 
a history of its schools, churches, societies, banks, post-offices, 
newspapers and manufactures; a description of its government, police 
and fire department, public buildings, library, water-works, 
cemeteries, streets, streams, railways and bridges; a complete list of 
the selectmen, moderators and clerks of the town and members of the 
councils, marshals and engineers of the city, with the state of the 
cote for mayor at each election; the story of its part in the war of 
the rebellion with a complete list of its soldiers who went ot the war; 
and sketches of its representative citizens; Manchester N.H.; John B. 
Clark; 1875
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THE HON. WARREN L. LANE
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Warren Lovejoy Lane was born at Sanbornton NH, August 31, 1805, and
was the son of Daniel and Lydia (Lovejoy) Lane. He was the eldest of a
family of two sons and three daughters, of whom he was the last
survivor. His grandfather on his mother's side enlisted as a minute-man
in the Revolutionary War and was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill.
He died March 4, 1861, over fifty-years old.
  His father died when he was quite young, leaving the responsibility
which falls upon the eldest son. He removed to Hampstead, NH when he
was about fourteen years of age and was apprenticed to a manufactuer
and tanner and then was a clerk in a country store. While there he
married, September 23, 1827, Miss Sally C., daughter of Dr. Joshua
Sawyer of Hampstead, by whom he had three sons and one daughter, of
whom only Daniel W. Lane, assistant cashier of the City National Bank,
survives. He early took an interest in political matters, was often
elected to the town offices, and in 1841 and 1842 represented Hampstead
in the popular branch of the state legislature. While a resident of
that town he held a military commission from Gov. Morrill, Gov. Harvey
and Gov. Harper. In 1832 he received from President Van Buren the
appointment of deputy United States marshal and took the census of
thirteen towns in Rockingham county.
  In 1842 he removed to Manchester and engaged in the West India goods
trade, but in 1845 he was appointed post-master by President Polk 
and served four years. He had been in 1844 chairman of the board of
selectmen and in 1849 was elected mayor of the city by the Democratic
party.  In 1850 he was the chief engineer of the fire department and
the same year was appointed special justice of the police court. In 1851
he was appointed insurance commissioner by Gov. Dinsmoor, and in 1853
he was made deputy-sheriff for Hillsborough, Rockingham and Merrimack
counties, holding that position until the overthrow of the Democratic
party in 1855.
  In the early days of Manchester, Mr. Lane was one of the active,
stirring and prominent men. Before he was appointed special justice
of the police court, his reputation was such that he was made, by
consent of the parties interested, in numerous cases. He possessed a
soung, strong mind and a clear head and was disposed to do what was
fair and right between man and man.  His social nature was largely
developed and he drew around him a large circle of admiring friends
who delighted to honor him with some position. He always filled with
great acceptance the offices he held and from their number can be
deduced his popularity.


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