History of Plymouth, (Luzerne County) Pennsylvania United States of America

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Harvey Bradburn Lane Biography

Harvey Bradburn Lane, educator, was born at Plymouth, Pa., Jan. 10, 1813; son of the Rev. George and Sarah (Harvey) Lane; grandson of Elisha and Rosanna (Jameson) Harvey, and a descendant of William Harvey, of Taunton, England, one of the first colonists of Plymouth, Mass., who purchased from the Indians for a peck of beans the site on which Taunton, Mass., was founded. He was graduated at Wesleyan university, Middletown, Conn., in 1835; travelled in Europe, 1835-36, and was a teacher in Wilbraham academy, Mass., 1836-37. He was an assistant engineer on the survey of the Georgia railroad from Madison to Atlanta, 1838-39; and also served as professor of mathematics in Oxford college, Ga. He was married in 1840 to Maria E. Potter. He was assistant professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Wesleyan university, Conn., 1839-40; of mathematics and civil engineering, 1840-43; of the. Greek and Latin languages, 1843-48; of the Greek language and literature, 1848-61; and editor of the American Agriculturist, New York city, 1861-68. After 1868 he engaged in business as a collector of rare and valuable books for public and private libraries. He was a trustee of Wesleyan university, 1871-75. He died at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Aug. 28, 1888.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor