William Carr Lane
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William Carr Lane | |
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 Carr as depicted in Volume 1 of 1909's St. Louis, the Fourth City, 1764-1909. | |
| 2nd Governor of New Mexico Territory | |
In office 1852–1853 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | David Meriwether |
| 1st Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri | |
In office April 14, 1823 – 1829 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Page |
In office November 15, 1837 – 1840 | |
| Preceded by | John Fletcher Darby |
| Succeeded by | John Fletcher Darby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1789-12-01)December 1, 1789 Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 6, 1863(1863-01-06) (aged 73) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ewing |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
William Carr Lane (December 1, 1789 – January 6, 1863) was a doctor and the first Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, serving from 1823 to 1829 and 1837 to 1840. He was also the Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1852 to 1853.
Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania to Presley Carr Lane and Sarah "Sallie" Stephenson, Lane attended college in Pennsylvania and studied medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. He entered the U.S. Army, and was appointed post surgeon at Fort Harrison on the Wabash River north of Terre Haute, Indiana in 1816. He resigned from the army in 1819 to enter private practice. He married February 26, 1818 in Vincennes, Indiana to Miss Mary Ewing, daughter of Nathaniel Ewing and Ann Breading. Their children were Anne Ewing Lane (1819–1904), Sarah L. Lane (1821–1887), and Victor Carr Lane (1831–1848).
Lane served as St. Louis's first mayor from 1823 to 1829, when the city's population was around 4,000. He oversaw the first public health system in the city, free public schools, and street improvements, including the paving of Main Street. Lane helped erect the city's first town hall. He was also instrumental in beautifying the city with fountains and greenery. The City Seal was adopted, and election procedures were written. Perhaps the most memorable event in his term was a visit by Lafayette in 1825, and a ball given in his honor.
Lane served again as mayor from 1837 to 1840. In 1852, President Millard Fillmore appointed him to be the new governor of the New Mexico Territory. After this term, Lane returned to St. Louis and practiced medicine until his death in 1863. He was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery. There is also a street in city of St. Louis named in his honor.
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Conard, Howard Louis (1901). Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri. 1. New York; Louisville; St. Louis: The Southern History Company. pp. 569–572. OCLC 32872107..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
"Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis". Daily Commercial Bulletin & Missouri Literary Register. November 14, 1837.
"Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis". Daily Commercial Bulletin and Missouri Literary Register. December 2, 1837.
Twitchell, Ralph Emerson; Carr Lane, William (1917). Historical Sketch of Governor William Carr Lane. Santa Fe: Historical Society of New Mexico. OCLC 2629819.
Darby, John Fletcher (1880). Personal Recollections. St. Louis: G. I. Jones and Company. OCLC 497877. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Richard Edwards & Merna Hopewell, Edwards's Great West and Her Commercial Metropolis (1860) p. 571 "William Carr Lane, First Mayor of St. Louis"
William Carr Lane at the St. Louis Public Library Mayors Exhibit website.
William Carr Lane at Find a Grave
| Political offices | ||
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New title | Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1823–1829 | Succeeded by Daniel Page |
| Preceded by John Fletcher Darby | Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1837–1840 | Succeeded by John Fletcher Darby |
| Preceded by James S. Calhoun | Governor of New Mexico Territory 1852–1853 | Succeeded by David Meriwether |
Mayors of St. Louis, Missouri | ||
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Governors of New Mexico | ||
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Categories:
- 1789 births
- 1863 deaths
- Physicians from Missouri
- Mayors of St. Louis
- Governors of New Mexico Territory
- People from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Missouri Whigs
- 19th-century American politicians
- New Mexico Whigs
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