The Colquitts and Lanes
- Walter T. Colquitt (1799–1855), Georgia State Senator 1834 1837, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1839-1840 1842-1843, U.S. Senator from George 1843-1848. First cousin by marriage of Joseph Lane.
- Joseph Lane (1801–1881), Indiana State Representative, Indiana State Senator, Governor of Oregon Territory 1848-1850, U.S. Congressional Delegate from Oregon Territory 1851-1859, acting Governor of Oregon Territory 1853, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1859-1861, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1860. First cousin by marriage of Walter T. Colquitt.
- Alfred H. Colquitt (1824–1894), U.S. Representative from Georgia 1853-1855, Governor of Georgia 1877-1882, U.S. Senator from Georgia 1883-1894. Son of Walter T. Colquitt.
- La Fayette Lane (1842–1896), Oregon State Representative 1864, U.S. Representative from Oregon 1875-1877. Son of Joseph Lane.
- Harry Lane (1855–1917), Mayor of Portland, Oregon 1905-1909; U.S. Senator from Oregon 1913-1917. Grandson of Joseph Lane.
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Famous quotes containing the word lanes:
“freeways fifty lanes wide
on a concrete continent
spaced with bland billboards
illustrating imbecile illusions of happiness”
—Lawrence Ferlinghetti (b. 1919)