Albert C. Lane Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Patricia Cooper - pcooper@peaknet.net Surname: LANE Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1196 ALBERT C. LANE, postmaster at Stratham, N. H., also proprietor of a confectionery store here, was born in this town, June 22, 1853, a son of Enoch and Mary ( Seavey ) Lane, the father being a native of Stratham and the mother of Rye, N. H. Both are now deceased. They had a large family of nine children, as follows: Caroline, wife of Isaac S. Wiggin; Fannie A., wife of Albert A. Haven; John T ., William S., Henry S., Albert C., Charles S., Susan and Warren L. Albert C. Lane was educated in the common schools and began industrial life as a truck gardener. Later he operated a general store in Stratham for awhile, and afterwards was occupied in gardening for several years. He was appointed postmaster at Stratham eleven years ago and has retained the position. The office controls one rural route. Mr. Lane is a republican in politics. He was formerly clerk and treasurer of the town for seven years, and was also postmaster at Stratham for two years previous to his present incumbency of the office. In addition to this he served on the school board for nine years. Mr. Lane married Mary Elvina Brown of Georgetown, Mass., daughter of Jerry and Mary (Osborn) Brown, whose family included one other child, Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Lane are the parents of two daughters: Mildred I., a graduate of Exeter Seminary, who is now a teacher in the public schools, and Edith, also a graduate of the Exeter Seminary , who is also a school teacher. Mr. Lane belongs to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and to the Grange. He and his family are members of the Congregational church, of which he is a deacon. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USgenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.