Thomas J. Lane

Thomas Lane
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council
from the 5th district
In office
1965–1977
Preceded byJohn Buckley
Succeeded byJohn Markey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office
December 30, 1941 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byLawrence J. Connery
Succeeded byTorbert Macdonald
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the 5th Essex district
In office
1939–1941
Preceded byJames Meehan
Succeeded byMichael Flanagan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1927–1938
Personal details
Born
Thomas Joseph Lane

(1898-07-06)July 6, 1898
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1994(1994-06-14) (aged 95)
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSuffolk University (LLB)

Thomas Joseph Lane (July 6, 1898 – June 14, 1994) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1941 to 1963, notable for having been re-elected after serving time in federal prison.

Lane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 6, 1898 and graduated from Lawrence High School. Lane received an LL.B. in 1925 from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Mass and then served in the United States Army.