George William Lane

1818 - 1883  (65 years)

• Name	George William Lane
  Birth	8 Jan 1818	Red Mills, Putnam, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 1883	New York City, New York, New York
  Person ID	I49782	Scudder
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Lathrop Gilman,   b. 13 Dec 1828, Connecticut d. 19 Nov 1881 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1865
  Family ID	F17930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Gilman,   b. 23 Sep 1838   d. 30 Dec 1882 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	1883
  Family ID	F17936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  George was the head of George W. Lane & Co., tea traders since 1856. He was a former City Chamberlain, and the longtime President of the New York Chamber of Commerce. At his death, he was President of the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Hospital, and a director of the Society for the Promotion of the Gospel Among Seamen. He was a director of the Continental Insurance Company in 1861, along with NYGIC directors Samuel D. Babcock, A.A. Low, and John Caswell; also Hiram Barney of the Butler law firm, and Robert H. McCurdy, the father of Richard A. McCurdy of the Guaranty Trust. He was a trustee of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company from at least 1876 to 1883.

  
  

• Sources

  [S915] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925.