"1853-05-19Z"^^ . "Delegateto theU.S. House of Representatives" . . "1859-02-14Z"^^ . . . "1850-06-18Z"^^ . "1853-05-16Z"^^ . "1861-03-04Z"^^ . . "1881-04-19Z"^^ . . "United States Senator" . "1st Governor ofOregon Territory" . . . . . "fromOregon Territory's At-large congressional district" . "Joseph \"Joe\" Lane (December 14, 1801 \u2013 April 19, 1881) was an American politician and soldier. He was a state legislator representing Evansville, Indiana, and then served in the Mexican\u2013American War, becoming a general. President James K. Polk appointed Lane as the first Governor of Oregon Territory. When Oregon was admitted as a state in 1859, Lane was elected one of Oregon's first two U.S."@en . "Joseph Lane"@en . "1849-03-03Z"^^ . "1801-12-14Z"^^ .