Winthrop M. Crane
U.S. Congressperson
1853 – 1920
Who was Winthrop M. Crane?
Winthrop Murray Crane was a U.S. political figure and businessman. Born into the Dalton, Massachusetts family that owned the papermaking Crane & Co., he successfully expanded the company during the 1880s after securing an exclusive government contract to supply the paper for United States currency. During the 1890s he became increasingly active in Republican Party politics. He served several times on the Republican National Committee, and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1896-99 and Governor of Massachusetts 1900-03. In 1904 he was appointed by his successor John L. Bates to fill a vacated United States Senate seat, which he held until 1913.
Crane was an advisor to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, and served as a political mentor to Calvin Coolidge. His success in defusing a Teamsters strike while governor prompted Roosevelt to bring him in as a negotiator to resolve the Coal Strike of 1902. He refused repeated offers for cabinet-level positions, and was known to dislike campaigning and giving speeches. He was highly regarded and popular in western Massachusetts.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1853
Dalton - Also known as
- Winthrop Crane
- Spouses
- Josephine Porter Boardman
(1884 - 1920) - Mary Benner
- Josephine Porter Boardman
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 2, 1920
Dalton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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