Smith E. Lane

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.

[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.