James Lane
(1814 - 1866)
- Born in Indiana
- Moved to Lawrence in 1855 and joined free-state forces
- Nicknamed “Grim Chieftain”
- Served as president of the Topeka and Leavenworth constitutional conventions
- Elected one of state’s first U.S. senators
- Formed the First Kansas Colored Volunteers
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