Crane, Edward, 1883-1959

Attorney, law professor, and university regent Edward E. Crane (1883–1959) was born to Eula Olatia (Taylor) and Martin McNulty Crane in Cleburne, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas with B.Litt. and L.L.B. degrees in 1906. The After practicing law with his father in Dallas, Crane fought in World War I in France from 1917 to 1919. In 1927, he was appointed to the University of Texas board of regents and served as chairman of the Board for Lease of University Lands until joining the law faculty in 1933. Crane married Donna (Roberts) Fitzgerald, widow of Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald, in 1937 and became regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration in 1942.

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Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth, “Crane, Edward E.,” Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed September 16, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr60.

Son and law partner of Texas attorney general, Martin McNulty Crane, Edward Crane was also a regent (1927-1933) and law professor (1933-1941) at his alma mater, the University of Texas.

Other facets of his career include military service during World War I and political associations and activities.