William John Lane

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William John Lane (born August 1849) [1] was an Irish nationalist politician. A member of Cork Corporation in 1884, [2] he was elected at the 1885 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the newly created Eastern division of County Cork. [3] Lane was re-elected unopposed in 1886, [3] but did not stand again at the 1892 general election. [3] He was a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party [3] until 1891 when he sided with the Anti-Parnellite majority, joining the Irish National Federation. [4]

He was married to an American, Frances Mary Armstrong of Brooklyn, New York City. [4]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  2. Francis Guy's City and County Cork Almanac and Directory for 1884 (PDF). Cork. 1884.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 337. ISBN   0-901714-12-7.
  4. 1 2 "A NEW SISTERHOOD.; MISS LYDON ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY WITH ORIGINAL FEATURES". New York Times . 4 February 1891.