The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
Obituary Notes.

Jonathan A. Lane. one of the best known and
most prominent merchants and public men of
illness. MIR. Lane was born in Bedford, Mass,
in 1922. He entered the employ Of the dry
Boston. when a young man. at 500 year. and
the business in 1s49. The Arm has since been
through several changes and titles, having boon
known as Lane s. Washburn. Allen. Lane
8 WashbuIa; then for forty years. from
i is now Incorporated, as, the Allen:
Lane Company. and is said to be the Oldest
w wSS aeti Seh IN msp1 s neGIe and nm n 0bilRntb Mp; ha or.
CARNATIONS. In war timee he was President Of
the Old Guard. In 1873 he became President
was finally transferred to the Boston Public
Library; he was also an active member Of the
OF the Boston Merchants Association, making
the longest term yet served. In politics M. Lane
was originally a WhlR but had been a RePubli,
member of the Massachusetts House OF Repre-.
sentativesi in 1868 and 1854, and in the Senate
in 1874 and 1873; In 1879 he served in the ex-
ecuiive council OF Gov. Rice, and in 1892 rop-
resented the Ninth Congress district asa Presi-
a member Of Mayor ouincy's advisory i coun.
Gil. He leaves u widow, formerly Miss Sarah
Della Clarke. whom he married in 1881, and
Lane of
Judge Benjamin n. LoomiS died yesterday
morning at his home in Binghamton OF old age,
He was born in Connecticut 81 years ago, and
WAS appointed to the bench by Gov. Hoffman TO
fill a vacancy caused by tho death OF Judge
Griswold. In 1868 he was u Presidential eloctor
and cast the vote OF the State for Horatio Sey-
mour. He had since been prominent in State
politics. Four sons, who have risen to promi.
hence In New York. survive. They are Horace,
chief OF the New York sewer system; Frank,
who Is counsel for the Now York Central; Ed
ward, who is a resident OF the metropolis. and
Charles, q prominent member Of tho Broome
county bar.
Mark Banks, the Oldest banker in Connecti-
cut. died yesterday morning at his home in
Green wich, Conn, of old age. He was nearly
"a years old. He leaves two daughters and two
sons. lie was born in Greenwich and spent his
early lifo there. Later he engaged In the dry
goods business in New York city. For thirty
years he held the place of cashier of the Green
witch Savings Bank, and at 90 years of age made
daily trips 10 New York to deposit the money Of
the institution. Two years ago he resigned and
had been in i'll health ever since. He was a lay
preacher and yestryIaan in Christ Episcopal
Church.
Marvin Hutchins Sanger. a well-known Dem
ocratic politician; is dead at Canterbury, Conn.
at the age OF II. Ho was the candidate for
State Treasurer on the ticket with Gov. Morris
IN 1890. and was elected to the ofice in 1892.
For hvo terms ho represented his town In the
General and was Secretary of State
for four years. lie was first elected Town Clerk
and Treasurer OF Canterbury in 1882 and held
the office continuously until his death. lie was
President of the Brooklyn Comm Savings Bank
for many years.
John D. Taggert. President OF the Fidelity
Trust Company of Louisville, KY. the largest
trust company in the South, died yesterday
after q long illness. aged 76. lilo came to this
country from the north Of ireland when a lad
and began life here as n day labOrer. He Rccu-
mulaled a large fortune.