Legislator Details
Peter Lane
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Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 45
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Birth
Date: 4/23/1823
City: Aurelius, NY
County: Cayuga County, NY
Country: US
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Date: 3/30/1904
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married to Charlotte Perry on May 7, 1846, in Genesee County, MI
Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: millwright, sawmill engineer
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Biographical Sketch:
He was born in New York, came to Flint, MI in 1844 and moved to Saginaw, MI in 1850, where he resided. He was the Town Clerk in 1851, and Treasurer in 1852. He was Alderman and Supervisor in Saginaw, and for three years chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. He was for eight years in the lumbering business, retiring in 1887.
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He went to California in 1853 on horseback.
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Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Mines and Minerals , Drainage
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City of Residence: Saginaw
County of Residence Saginaw
District: Saginaw 1
District Description: City of Saginaw; townships of Brady, Brant, Chesaning, Fremont, Maple Grove, Kochville, Richland, Saginaw, Saint Charles, Spaulding, Swan Creek, Thomastown, Titabawasee and Zilwaukee
Date Elected: 11/3/1868
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1869
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
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