James Henry Lane (June 22, 1814 – July 11, 1866), also known as Jim Lane, was a partisan militia leader during the Bleeding Kansas period that immediately preceded the American Civil War. During the war itself, Lane served as a United States Senator and as a general for the Union. Although reelected as a Senator in 1865, Lane committed suicide the next year.
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22 June 1814 Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
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Died |
11 July 1866 (aged 52) Leavenworth, Kansas
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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