James H. Lane

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 34th General Assembly (1849-1850)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 35th General Assembly (1850-1851)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 36th General Assembly (1851-1852)

Offices

Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 5, 1849 to Jan 10, 1853

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Ran For Other Office
3 years, 1 month, 6 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1853 to Mar 4, 1855

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
2 years
James H. Lane spent 5 years, 1 month, 6 days in office in Indiana, including 2 years at the federal level and 3 years, 1 month, 6 days at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of James H. Lane running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).