Joseph "Joe" Lane (December 14, 1801 – April 19, 1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator representing Evansville, Indiana, and then served in the Mexican–American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk appointed Lane as the first Governor of Oregon Territory. When Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Lane was elected one of Oregon's first two U.S. Senators.
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14 December 1801 Buncombe County, North Carolina
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19 April 1881 (aged 79) Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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