Julian Lane
| Julian Barnes Lane | |
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| Mayor of Tampa, Florida | |
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In office 1959–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Nuccio |
| Succeeded by | Nick Nuccio |
| Florida House of Representatives | |
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In office 1970–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Guy Spicola |
| Florida Senate | |
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In office 1972–1976 |
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| Preceded by | Ray C. Knopke |
| Succeeded by | Betty Castor |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 21, 1914 Tampa, Florida |
| Died | May 4, 1997 (aged 82) Tampa, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Frances LaMotte |
| Profession | Business Executive |
Julian Barnes Lane (October 21, 1914 – May 4, 1997) was an American politician and elected officeholder. Lane was the forty-eighth mayor of Tampa, Florida, and later a member of the Florida Legislature.
Lane was born in Tampa, Florida, and graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa. Afterward, Lane attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Dutch Stanley and coach Josh Cody's Florida Gators football team from 1934 to 1936, and of which he was team captain in 1936. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (Alpha Omega Chapter). Lane graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1937, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "distinguished letter winner" in 1990.
After graduating from Florida, where he was also a member of ROTC, he became a commissioned officer in the United States Army Artillery. During World War II, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, being stationed for a time in Bournemouth, England before being discharged on February 28, 1946. Upon returning to Tampa, he eventually became the president of the Tampa Bay Milk Producers.
In 1959, Lane campaigned against three other candidates for mayor and defeated Nick Nuccio in a run-off election. During his term, Lane faced a depleted treasury and a city budget of thirty million dollars. The municipal hospitals were unable to pay their bills and storm sewers were desperately needed after the havoc created by Hurricane Donna. Mayor Lane enforced stricter adherence to Civil Service hiring guidelines. He closed the Clara Frye Hospital for blacks and merged its services with the Tampa Municipal Hospital. Mayor Lane helped establish the Tampa Hospital Board and removed the hospitals from the city's direct administration.
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