Smith Edward Lane (July 22, 1829 – February 1, 1909) was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in 1880.
Smith E. Lane was born in New York on July 22, 1829.[1]
He entered New York University at age 14, and graduated in 1848. He was admitted to the bar in 1852, and practiced as a lawyer.[1]
He was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation by Smith Ely Jr. in 1880.[2] He died in poverty at his apartment at 227 West Sixty-eighth Street in Manhattan on February 1, 1909.[2]