Jno. C. Bane, p. 1270

JNO. C. BANE was born in Amwell township, Washington Co., Penn.. on Wednesday, the 6th day of November, 1861. He is the oldest son of Aaron and Mary W. Bane. He has one brother, Albert G. Bane, and one sister, Edith Bane. His father is a farmer. His ancestors were Scotch Quakers, and the first branch of the family to come to America settled in Pennsylvania, before the Revolutionary war.

The early life or boyhood days of Bane were spent upon his father's farm. During the winter seasons he attended the public schools of the district, completing his common-school education in March of 1876. On the 22nd day of May, 1876, he began a course of study at Hoge's Summit Academy, at that time taught by Prof. John C. Messenger. He rode on horseback, six miles across the country, from his home, to attend this school, for a period of four years, completing his studies there in the early part of the year 1880. He obtained at this school the rudiments of a classical and scientific education.

In September, 1880, he entered Washington and Jefferson College, where he took a special course, completing his studies in that institution, with the class of 1882. Between the years 1882 and 1886 he spent his time upon his father's farm, devoting his leisure moments to reading and the study of shorthand. On the 23rd day of November, 1886, Bane was registered as a student at law, at the Washington County Bar. He devoted the succeeding three years to the study of his chosen profession, supporting himself in the meantime by the practice of shorthand, in which he is an expert.

On Monday, the 13th day of January, 1890, he was admitted to the bar. He at once commenced the practice of his profession in Washington. He has, from the very beginning of his practice, met with well merited success. He is today one of the leading young lawyers at the Washington County Bar.

Bane is an enthusiastic Democrat. Ever since his admission to the bar, he has been conspicuous as an ardent and successful party worker. He was elected Chairman of the Democratic County Committee of Vigilance, of Washington County, in 1891, and re-elected in 1892. Washington County, at the time he was first elected Chairman of the Vigilance Committee, was one of the strongest Republican Counties in Pennsylvania, but by his perseverance, and his abilities as an organizer, Bane has placed it among the doubtful counties. His skill as a political manager is recognized by his own party, and feared by his opponents in the opposing party. This fact has made him the most prominent among the politicians of the county. Beyond local politics, he has figured extensively in the politics of the State. He has been several times a delegate to State Conventions of his party, where he has always taken an active part. Bane is a member of the Jacques de Molay Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar.

Text taken from page 1270 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/..

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