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Born 1882
From History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910)
DICK R. LANE.
Dick R. Lane needs no introduction to the readers of this volume for he is a representative of one of the most prominent and distinguished families of Davenport, in which city he was born October 27, 1882. His grandfather and his father, both distinguished representatives of the Iowa bar, are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. The public schools of Davenport afforded Dick R. Lane his early educational advantages and later he had the benefit of instruction in the Phillip Academy at Andover, Massachusetts. Thus he gained a broad literary knowledge to serve as the foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of professional learning and in preparation for the bar he entered the law department of the Iowa State University, from which he was graduated in 1904. He then commenced practice with his father and is proving an active, working member of the firm. His knowledge of the law is also constituting an element in his successful management of business interests. He is now the secretary and treasurer of the Lane Building Company, secretary and treasurer of the Kimball Hotel Company and treasurer of the White Lily Manufacturing Company. His interest in Davenport's development along business lines is of most practical and tangible character and his standing among the leading business men of this city is indicated by the fact that he has been elected to the presidency of the Commercial Club.
On the 25th of December, 1904, Mr. Lane was married to Miss Grace Birdsail, a daughter of Horace Birdsall, a prominent resident of Davenport. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party and, pFomineijt in its local ranks, he is now serving as chairman of the county committee. He is recognized as a young man of executive force and in possession of administrative direction he has shown marked enterprise. His mental qualities are of a brilliant character, his enterprise is undaunted, and with high ideals before him he is continuously reaching our for further accomplishment. " Like the others of the family he is leaving the impress of his individuality upon the city in no mistakable manner, his efforts and labors constituting a vital force in the upbuilding and improvement of Davenport.
As printed in History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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