Essex County NJ Archives Biographies.....Isaac LANE, 1830 - 1906 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 8, 2008, 4:41 pm Author: Mary Depue Ogden, Editor (1917) LANE, Isaac, Active Business Man. The history of a State as well as that of a nation is chiefly the chronicles of the lives and deeds of those who have conferred honor and dignity upon society, whether in the broad sphere of public labors or in the more circumscribed, yet not less worthy and valuable, of individual activity, through which the general good is ever promoted. Isaac Lane was one of the successful business men of the past generation, of Franklin, Essex county, New Jersey, and his time and means were ever freely given to the public weal. His native ability was very great, and he was possessed of a keen business sense, and a shrewd perception of character which undoubtedly contributed largely to his business success. Thoroughness, devotion to work, and an unshakable integrity, furnished the keynotes to his business character, the other side of which showed the broadminded Christian gentleman. It is the example of such men as this which raises the standard of the community in every direction. Isaac Lane was born in Franklin, New Jersey, March 5, 1830, and died in the same town, March 9, 1906. He was a son of William Lane, a carpenter, who married Jane Pier, and had other children: George, a resident of Newark, New Jersey; Maria, who survived her husband, W. R. Congar; Esther; Sarah; Caroline. His parents, not being richly blessed with worldly wealth, were unable to give their children a liberal education, and Isaac Lane owes his rise to prosperity to his own unaided efforts. He attended school but a very limited period of time, and supplemented the small stock of knowledge he gained there by assiduous study in his spare moments at home. At an age when the majority of boys still have their thoughts centered on play, Mr. Lane had already commenced the active battle of life, and this fact probably assisted in developing those admirable characteristics of energy and progressiveness which ever distinguished him. He obtained employment with the firm of Bush & Campbell, tobacconists, starting with the position of stripper, at which he earned twenty-five cents per hundred pounds. Here his faithful performance of the work assigned him, the zeal he displayed, and the personal interest he displayed in whatever was connected with the welfare of the enterprise with which he was connected, earned him advancement from one grade to another, until he had thoroughly mastered all the details of this business. In 1866 he was admitted to a partnership in the firm, which, from that time became known as Lane & Lockward, and has been in continuous operation for more than a century. The executive ability of Mr. Lane assisted greatly in increasing the scope of the business, and it has always held a foremost place in the list of its competitors. The business responsibilities of Mr. Lane left him little time for social affiliation, and his only connection of this kind was with the Masonic fraternity, in which he held the rank of past master. The political support of Mr. Lane was given to the Democratic party, and he gave careful consideration to all matters of public moment. He was endowed with those qualities of intellect, courage and good nature, which made of him a companionable man, and he had friends throughout the community. Mr. Lane married, January 28, 1851, Emma, a daughter of Cornelius Gould; she died in 1869. Mr. Lane married (second) in 1871, Susan, a daughter of Moses Kinsey. There were no children by either marriage. Additional Comments: Extracted from: MEMORIAL CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW JERSEY UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF MARY DEPUE OGDEN VOLUME III MEMORIAL HISTORY COMPANY NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 1917 Image: http://usgwarchives.net/nj/essex/bios/lane-i.jpg This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/njfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/essex/bios/lane-i.txt