Harry Lane

Harry Lane (August 28, 1855 – May 23, 1917) was an American physician and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he worked as the head of the state insane asylum before entering local politics and served as mayor of Portland. A Democrat, he then served as United States Senator from 1913 until his death in 1917. Harry Lane was born in Corvallis, Oregon on August 28, 1855, son of Eliza Jane and Nathaniel Lane. He was the grandson of Oregon politician Joseph Lane and a nephew of Oregon U.S. Representative Lafayette Lane. After attending the local schools he attended Willamette University in Salem where he graduated in 1876. In 1878, he earned a medical degree from Willamette's medical school and then continued his...