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Henry Smith Lane ( February 24 , 1811 - June 18 , 1881 ) was an anti-slavery American politician who had the distinction of serving the shortest term (two days) of any Indiana Governor . Born near Sharpsburg, Kentucky , he moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1834 and was a lawyer and banker there. Active in Whig politics, he was elected to both the Indiana legislature and the United States House Of Representatives . His strong anti-slavery views led him to join the newly-organized Republican Party . He presided at the Republican National Convention of 1856 and gained national recognition for his oratory. In 1860 , he was influential in helping win the Republican nomination for President Of The United States for Abraham Lincoln . Lane headed the Indiana Republican ticket in 1860 as the party's candidate for governor and was elected. However, honoring an agreement he had made with his running mate Oliver P. Morton , Lane resigned after serving only two days to accept election by the legislature to a seat in the United States Senate . This made Morton governor. Lane had been elected to the Senate in 1859 by the Republican-controlled legislature, but the Senate, controlled by the Democrats , refused to seat him. Lane died in Crawfordsville and is buried there in Oak Hill Cemetery. QUOTATION ABOUT HENRY SMITH LANE
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