LANE, DICK R
State Liquor Commissioner; b Davenport, Iowa Oct 27, 1882; s of Joe R Lane-Jennie Richardson; ed Davenport HS; U of Iowa, LLD 1904; Beta Theta Phi; m Grace B Birdsall Dec 20, 1904 Davenport; 1904-19 prac law, Davenport; 1919-34 pres Blackhawk Hotel Corp, Davenport, this co opr of several hotels in Iowa; 1934- mbr Iowa St Liquor Commission, Des Moines, res, Davenport; C of C; Davenport Country Club; BPOE; AF & AM 221 ; Scot Rite; off 930 Mulberry, Des Moines; res Blackhawk Hotel, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1098.