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Harriet Lane

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Also known as Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston, Harriet Rebecca Lane, Harriet Lane Johnston, Harriet Johnston

First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861

OverviewAI-generated

Harriet Lane was an American author who lived from 1830 to 1903. Her recorded birth date is May 9, 1830, and she died on July 3, 1903. She is identified as a person from the United States.

Lane’s body of work includes titles such as *Other People's Fun*, *Le beau monde*, *Untitled Lane 2 Of 2*, *Blue Jar Ten*, and *Elle*. While one source lists five works, another records a total of 19. Her writings have been referenced by 135 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
19

Top works

  • Other People's Fun
  • Le beau monde
  • Untitled Lane 2 Of 2
  • Blue Jar Ten
  • Elle

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1990-10-27

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

President
James Buchanan
Preceded by
Jane Pierce
Succeeded by
Mary Todd Lincoln
Born
Harriet Rebecca Lane , ( 1830-05-09 ) May 9, 1830, Franklin County, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Died
July 3, 1903 (1903-07-03) (aged 73), Narragansett, Rhode Island , U.S.
Resting place
Green Mount Cemetery
Spouse
Henry Johnston

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, president James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were copied, and who promoted deserving causes. In her will, she left funds for a new school on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. Several ships have been named in her honor, including the cutter USCGC Harriet Lane, still in service.

Status

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harriet Lane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.