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'''Winthrop Murray Crane''' ([[April 23]], [[1853]] – [[October 2]], [[1920]]) was a [[United States |
'''Winthrop Murray Crane''' ([[April 23]], [[1853]] – [[October 2]], [[1920]]) was a [[United States|U.S.]] [[political figure]]. He served as [[governor of Massachusetts]] between [[1900]] and [[1903]]. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from [[1904]] until [[1913]]. He was a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]. |
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Son of [[Zenas Marshall Crane]] and [[Louise Fanny Laflin]], Winthrop was a leading member of the Crane family of [[Dalton, Massachusetts]], owners of the privately held [[Crane Paper Company]], sole suppliers of the paper for the [[Federal Reserve Notes]], the currency of the [[United States]]. |
Son of [[Zenas Marshall Crane]] and [[Louise Fanny Laflin]], Winthrop was a leading member of the Crane family of [[Dalton, Massachusetts]], owners of the privately held [[Crane Paper Company]], sole suppliers of the paper for the [[Federal Reserve Notes]], the currency of the [[United States]]. |
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Winthrop Murray Crane | |
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| 40th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 4, 1900 – January 8, 1903 | |
| Lieutenant | John L. Bates |
| Preceded by | Roger Wolcott |
| Succeeded by | John L. Bates |
| Junior Senator, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1904–1913 | |
| Preceded by | George F. Hoar |
| Succeeded by | John W. Weeks |
| 37th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Governor | Roger Wolcott |
| Preceded by | Roger Wolcott |
| Succeeded by | John L. Bates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1853 |
| Died | October 2, 1920 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Benner 1880-1884 Josephine Porter Boardman (1884-1920) |
Winthrop Murray Crane (April 23, 1853 – October 2, 1920) was a U.S. political figure. He served as governor of Massachusetts between 1900 and 1903. He also served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1904 until 1913. He was a Republican.
Son of Zenas Marshall Crane and Louise Fanny Laflin, Winthrop was a leading member of the Crane family of Dalton, Massachusetts, owners of the privately held Crane Paper Company, sole suppliers of the paper for the Federal Reserve Notes, the currency of the United States.
In 1880, he married Mary Benner, who died in 1884 giving birth to their only child, Winthrop Murray Crane II. In 1906, Crane married Josephine Porter Boardman and they had three children: Stephen, Bruce, and poet Louise Crane.
He was hosting President Theodore Roosevelt in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on September 3, 1902 when a speeding trolley car rammed into the open-air horse carriage carrying Roosevelt. The accident killed the president's Secret Service agent, William Craig.
External links
- United States Congress. "Winthrop M. Crane (id: C000875)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography
- Massachusetts Historical Society Biography and Photograph Collection
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