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Franklin Knight Lane
Secretary of the Interior · 1913
Franklin Knight Lane, Secretary of the Interior.
Positions
- Secretary of the Interior1913-03-06–1920-03-01
Biography
Franklin Knight Lane (July 15, 1864 – May 18, 1921) was an American progressive politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920. He also served as a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of California in 1902, losing a narrow race in what was then a heavily Republican state.
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