William John Lane

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 joined the Anti-Parnellite majority.^[4]

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William John Lane

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New constituency	Member of Parliament for East Cork 1885 – 1892	Succeeded by Anthony Donelan

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)

[guys-2] Francis Guy's City and County Cork Almanac and Directory for 1884 (PDF). Cork. 1884.

[walker-1801-1922-3] Brian M. Walker, ed. (1978). Parliamentary election results in Ireland 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 337. ISBN 0-901714-12-7.

[nytimes-4] "A NEW SISTERHOOD.; MISS LYDON ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY WITH ORIGINAL FEATURES". New York Times. 4 February 1891.

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