GENERAL  JOSEPH  LANE

Joseph Lane was a major player in the early days of Oregon.  He was the first governor of Oregon Territory, and later served as Oregon's representative in the United States Congress.  General Lane was the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1860, and even aspired to seek election to the office of President of the United States.

So much of his life was spent in the service of the Oregon Territory and the early State of Oregon that Joseph Lane's story is inseparable from the stories of the pioneers who initially settled in Oregon, and Oregon's journey to statehood.

Lane was a military officer, a lawyer, a politician, an adventurer and more, as you will discover in the following documents.  Who was this man whose home and final resting place is in Roseburg, Oregon?  Was he a hero, a villain or ...?  See for yourself.  Just remember:  this is history - it isn't particularly pretty.

Here are some documents that talk about Joseph Lane, and some things he wrote, along with some pictures.  More material will be added to this collection as it becomes available.