William J. Lane

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{other people|William Lane}}

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| name =William J. Lane

| state_senate =Pennsylvania

| district =46th

| term_start =1946

| term_end =1970

| constituency =Parts of Washington and Greene Counties

| predecessor =Wallace S. Gourley

| successor =Austin J. Murphy

| birth_date =February 7, 1905

| birth_place =Brownsville, Pennsylvania

| death_date = July 1976 (aged 71)

| death_place = Brownsville, Pennsylvania

| party =Democratic

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William J. Lane (February 7, 1905 – July 1976) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Senate Members "L" | publisher = Wilkes University | work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| date = | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/SL.html}}

He was first elected to represent the 46th senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a special election on May 21, 1946.{{cite web | last = Cox | first = Harold | title = Pennsylvania Senate - 1945-1946| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| publisher = Wilkes University | year =2004 | url =http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/136S.pdf}} He held that position until 1970.