William
Preston
(Press)
Lane
Jr.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Dorothy Brewer (Byron) Lane
— married
17 Jan 1922 [location unknown]
Father of
Dorothy Byron (Lane) Campbell
Died
at age 74
in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2015
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| Preceded by 51st Governor Herbert O'Conor |
William Preston Lane, Jr. 52nd Governor of Maryland  |
Succeeded by 53rd Governor Theodore McKeldin |
Biography
Press Lane Jr. is Notable.
William Preston Lane Jr. was an American attorney and politician who served as the 52nd Governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951.
William was born in 1892 to William and Virginia.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 12498320
- William Preston Lane, Jr. on Wikipedia
- "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38V-B4S : 9 March 2018), William Preston Lane, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32J-Z3D : accessed 7 September 2018), Wm P Lane in household of Wm P Lane, Hagerstown city Ward 2 (west part), Washington, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 8A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,629.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2N7-43C : accessed 7 September 2018), William P Lane Jr. in household of William P Lane, Hagerstown Ward 2, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 569; FHL microfilm 1,374,582.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Q1-ZCZ : accessed 7 September 2018), William P Lane Jr. in household of William P Lane, Hagerstown Ward 2, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing ED 154, sheet 3B, line 71, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,820,676.
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Rejected matches › William Judson Lane (1893-1968)
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