Addison M. Crane

Addison M. Crane
13th President pro tempore of the California State Senate
In office December 7, 1863 – April 4, 1864
Preceded by	James M. Shafter
Succeeded by	Ransom Burnell
Member of the California State Senate
In office 1862–1864
Constituency	9th district
In office 1861–1862
Constituency	10th district
Personal details
Born	Addison Moses Crane July 2, 1814 Litchfield, New York, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1889 (age 75) Oakland, California, U.S.
Party	Republican Union
Spouse	Gertrude Ashley
Children	9
Relatives	William Watrus Crane Jr.

Addison Moses Crane (July 2, 1814 – October 20, 1889) was a judge and politician who served in the California State Senate and served its President pro tempore between 1863 and 1864.

Biography

Crane was born in Litchfield, New York on July 2, 1814. In Indiana he served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas. Between 1853 and 1857, Crane was a justice on the Alameda County Municipal Court, before being elected to the California State Senate in 1861 as a Republican, representing the 10th district. He was later elected to the 9th district as a member of the Union party in 1862. Crane was the 13th President pro tempore of the Senate from 1863 to 1864. From 1880 to 1885, Crane served as a justice on the Alameda County Superior Court.

He died in 1889 in Oakland, California and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Personal life

Crane was married to Gertrude Ashley, whom he had 9 children with. He was the brother of Oakland mayor William Watrus Crane Jr.

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