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Smith E. Lane

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Smith Edward Lane (July 22, 1829 – February 1, 1909) was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in 1880.

Biography

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Smith E. Lane was born in New York on July 22, 1829.[1]

He entered New York University at age 14, and graduated in 1848. He was admitted to the bar in 1852, and practiced as a lawyer.[1]

He was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation by Smith Ely Jr. in 1880.[2] He died in poverty at his apartment at 227 West Sixty-eighth Street in Manhattan on February 1, 1909.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IV. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 27. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Smith E. Lane Dies in Poverty. Was Parks Commissioner Under Ely" (PDF). The New York Times. February 2, 1909. Retrieved February 4, 2015.