Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Cleburne / Johnson		Ellis, Hill, Johnson
H	36	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887	19th	Democrat	Cleburne / Johnson		Johnson

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

CRANE, MARTIN MCNULTY (1855-1943). Birth date 11/17/1855. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, M.M. Crane, p. 16. Born 11/17/1853 in Grafton, West Virginia. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, Martin McNulty Crane, pp. 194-195. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, Martin McNulty Crane, pp. 382-383. Born 11/17/1853 in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
18th Lieutenant Governor: Martin McNulty Crane. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Biographical sketch, M.M. Crane, Attorney General, pp. 10-11. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "M.M. Crane, Attorney, 89, Dies at Home," 8/4/1943, pp. 1, 9. Died Tuesday, 8/4/1943. Former Attorney General of Texas. "He was elected to the Legislature in 1884, but the urgency of his private practice forced him to decline re-election . . . He was serving as State Senator for Hill, Johnson and Ellis Counties in 1890 when the Texas Railroad Commission was established and took an active part in the passage of the bill." Dallas Morning News.
Martin McNulty Crane, birth date 11/17/1853 in West Virginia, death date 8/3/1943 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Martin McNulty Crane, birth date 11/17/1853, death date 8/3/1943, burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.
Portrait, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.

Photographs

Photograph. Lt. Gov. M.M. Crane, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.M. Crane, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. M.M. Crane, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Martin McNulty Crane, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Photograph. M.M. Crane, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendment to Judiciary Article Counties and County Boundaries Education Enrolled Bills (Chair) Internal Improvements International and Great Northern Railroad, Investigate the Receivership Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Public Lands Roads and Bridges Texas World's Fair Exhibition
19th R.S. - 1885 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Enrolled Bills (Chair) Internal Improvement Judiciary No. 2 School Land Surveys

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