Henry S. Lane

Henry S. Lane
United States Senator from Indiana
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867
Preceded by	Graham N. Fitch
Succeeded by	Oliver P. Morton
13th Governor of Indiana
In office January 14, 1861 – January 16, 1861
Lieutenant	Oliver P. Morton
Preceded by	Abram A. Hammond
Succeeded by	Oliver P. Morton
Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th district
In office August 3, 1840 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Tilghman A. Howard
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Wright
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office 1838–1839
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1837
Personal details
Born	(1811-02-24)February 24, 1811 Sharpsburg, Kentucky, US
Died	June 19, 1881(1881-06-19) (aged 70) Crawfordsville, Indiana, US
Political party	Whig Know-Nothing Party Republican
Spouse(s)	Pamela Bledsoe Joanna Maria Elston
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1846–1847
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	First Indiana Regiment Infantry
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War

Henry Smith Lane (February 24, 1811 – June 19, 1881) was a United States representative, Senator, and the 13th Governor of Indiana; he was by design the shortest-serving governor of Indiana, having made plans to resign the office should his party take control of the Indiana General Assembly and elect him to the United States Senate. He held that office for only two days, and was known for his opposition to slavery. A Whig until the party collapsed, he supported compromise with the South. He became an early leader in the Republican Party starting in 1856 serving as the president of the first party convention, delivering its keynote address, and was influential in the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. With the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, he became a full-fledged abolitionist, and in the Senate he was a pro-Union advocate and a strong supporter of the war effort to defeat the Southern Confederacy.^[1]