Martin McNulty Crane | |
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| Attorney General of Texas | |
| In office 1895–1899 | |
| Governor | Charles A. Culberson |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Culberson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Slater Smith |
| 18th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
| In office January 17, 1893 – January 15, 1895 | |
| Governor | Jim Hogg |
| Preceded by | George C. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | George T. Jester |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Crockett Upshaw |
| Succeeded by | William Oscar Hutchinson |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 13, 1885 – January 8, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Owen Brown |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Chapman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1853 Grafton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1943 (aged 89) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Populist |
| Spouse |
Eula O. Taylor (m. 1879) |
Martin McNulty Crane (November 17, 1853 – August 3, 1943) was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic, Granger movement, and Populist politician in the state of Texas, and held various positions in the state government. When he was state senator, he was a prominent formulator and proponent of the Railroad Commission Law that created the Railroad Commission of Texas. During his tenure as Attorney General of Texas, Crane brought and won the first antitrust suit in the history of Texas against the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.