Edgar Moore Lane (September 2, 1884 - November 10, 1943) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi legislature from Smith County and a Mississippi circuit court judge.
Edgar M. Lane | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Smith County district | |
| In office January 1920 – January 1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1884 Smith County, MS |
| Died | November 10, 1943 (aged 59) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Biography edit
Edgar Moore Lane was born on September 2, 1884, in Lorena, Smith County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of George Oscar Lane and Viola Susan (Anderson) Lane.[1] Lane attended the public schools of Smith County.[1] He graduated from Mississippi College with a B. A. with "distinction" in 1908.[1] From 1907 to 1911, he was the Secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee of Smith County.[1] He studied law at the University of Virginia and began practicing law in 1910.[1] In 1915, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 5th senatorial district as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916-1920 term.[1] He was inaugurated in January 1916.[1] In November 1919, he was elected to represent Smith County in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[2] He served from 1920 to 1924.[2] In 1930, Lane was elected circuit judge of Mississippi's 13th circuit court district.[3] He was re-elected in 1934, 1938, and 1942.[3] He was forced to retire due to poor health less than a year after his final term began.[3] He died on November 10, 1943, in a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]
Personal life edit
Lane was a Methodist.[2] He married Hasseltine Rainer in 1911.[2] They had at least two children, including Rabian Dahl and Chalmers Keith.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 761–762.
- ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d "Simpson County News from Mendenhall, Mississippi on November 18, 1943 · 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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