Phil Crane

Phil Crane
Chair of the Republican Study Committee
In office
1973–1989
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDan Burton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
In office
November 25, 1969 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byDonald Rumsfeld
Succeeded byMelissa Bean
Constituency13th district (1969–1973)
12th district (1973–1993)
8th district (1993–2005)
Personal details
Born
Philip Miller Crane

(1930-11-03)November 3, 1930
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 84)
Jefferson, Maryland, U.S.
Cause of deathLung cancer
Political partyRepublican
SpouseArlene Johnson
Children7
RelativesDan Crane (brother)
EducationDePauw University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Hillsdale College (BA)
Indiana University Bloomington (MA, PhD)

Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election, Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House.