Lane, Fitz Hugh, 1804-65, American painter and printmaker, b. Gloucester, Mass. A painter of ships and coastal panoramas, Lane is most notable as a leading figure in American luminism. He illuminated his canvases with warm, glowing yellow and pink skies reflected in water. The resulting paintings project a shimmering density that expresses a profound serenity that is akin to transcendentalism. Owl's Head, Penobscot Bay, Maine (1862; Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston) is a characteristic work.

Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913-20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San Francisco, where he entered Democratic politics and served as city and county attorney. His unsuccessful campaigns for governor of California (1902) and mayor of San Francisco (1903) won national attention, and in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him to the Interstate Commerce Commission, on which he sat until 1913, serving briefly as chairman in 1913. As Secretary of the Interior under President Wilson, he was a conservationist. He sought to increase the independence of the Native Americans. He promoted self-government in Alaska and sponsored the Alaska RR from Seward to Fairbanks to tap the interior.

Lane, James Henry, 1814-66, American politician, called the "liberator of Kansas." He was probably born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., where he practiced law. Lane commanded an Indiana regiment in the Mexican War and was lieutenant governor (1849-53) and Congressman (1853-55). Having voted for the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), he moved to Kansas, where he soon joined the free-state forces and united their several factions. He was president of the convention at Topeka (1855) that framed a free-state constitution and set up a state government, with himself as Senator-elect. After the Senate refused to admit Kansas under this constitution, Lane traveled throughout the Old Northwest, encouraging antislavery men to emigrate to Kansas. He led the free-state militia in subsequent armed clashes with proslavery troops and directed the campaign by which his party won control of the territorial legislature. When Kansas was granted statehood (1861), Lane was chosen one of its first Senators. A friend and supporter of Abraham Lincoln, he aided the Union cause both in the Senate and in the army. Lane supported President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policy, thus losing political support in Kansas. Depressed by this and other events, he shot himself.

Lane, Joseph, 1801-81, American general in the Mexican War and territorial governor of Oregon, b. Buncombe co., N.C. In the Mexican War he commanded a brigade under Gen. Zachary Taylor at Buena Vista, later received a brevet major generalship for his gallantry in action, and emerged one of the heroes of the war. In 1848 he was commissioned governor of the newly organized Oregon Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs there. Arriving in Mar., 1849, he traveled through the territory settling matters between natives and whites. He prepared for Congress one of the most complete reports on record of the Native Americans of the region. After resigning as governor in 1850, he became territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress (1851-59) and later served (1859-61) as one of Oregon's first U.S. Senators. In 1853 he led the settlers against the indigenous people of the Rogue region, defeated them, and concluded a peace treaty. He was known for his prosecessionist position. In 1860, he ran for vice president on J. C. Breckinridge's ticket.

Lane, Sir Ralph, c.1530-1603, leader of the first attempted English settlement in America, on Roanoke Island, N.C. Sent by Sir Walter Raleigh, the expedition of over 100 colonists left England in Apr., 1585, in a fleet of seven ships commanded by Sir Richard Grenville. The group landed on Roanoke in August but returned to England with Sir Francis Drake in the summer of 1586. Lane's account of the settlement appeared in Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations … of the English Nation (1589).

Lane, Ralph Norman Angell: see Angell, Sir Norman.

Lane, Rose Wilder: see Wilder, Laura Ingalls.

Kirkland, Lane (Joseph Lane Kirkland), 1922-99, American labor leader, president (1979-95) of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), b. Camden, S.C. He was an executive assistant (1960-69) to AFL-CIO president George Meany and (1969-79) its secretary-treasurer. Succeeding Meany as president of AFL-CIO in 1979, Kirkland made consolidation of the labor movement a major goal and oversaw the reentry of the United Automobile Workers (1981), Teamsters (1988), and United Mine Workers (1989) into the organization. A staunch anti-Communist, he was also an influential supporter of Poland's Solidarity movement. Although union membership remained stable during Kirkland's tenure as the head of organized labor, the percentage of nonfarm workers who were union members decreased, and labor saw its political clout diminish. Increasing dissatisfaction among AFL-CIO member unions with the state of organized labor led Kirkland to retire in 1995.

(born March 12, 1922, Camden, S.C., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1999, Washington, D.C.) U.S. labour-union leader. He served as an officer in the U.S. merchant marine and joined the American Federation of Labor (AFL) as a staff researcher in 1948. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO in 1969 and succeeded George Meany as president in 1979. During Kirkland's tenure (1979–95), the AFL-CIO's membership and political influence waned due to shrinking employment in the U.S. manufacturing sector.

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Lane is a city located in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the total population was 256.

Lane was named after James H. Lane, a leader of the Jayhawkers abolitionist movement, who served as one of the first Senators from Kansas.

Geography

Lane is located at 38°26'25" North, 95°4'56" West (38.440265, -95.082339).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 97 households, and 71 families living in the town. The population density is 1,177.8 people per square mile (449.3/km²). There are 105 housing units at an average density of 483.1/sq mi (184.3/km²). The racial makeup is 96.48% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 97 households out of which 33.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% are married couples living together, 11.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% are non-families. 22.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 2.99.

The population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 110.0 males.

The median income for a household is $41,500, and the median income for a family is $42,500. Males have a median income of $32,031 compared to $21,429 for females. The per capita income is $19,144. 12.0% of the population and 11.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.1% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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