Addison M. Crane

Addison Moses Crane (July 2, 1814 – October 20, 1889) was a judge and politician who served in the California State Senate and served its President pro tempore between 1863 and 1864.

Biography Crane was born in Litchfield, New York on July 2, 1814. In Indiana he served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas. Between 1853 and 1857, Crane was a justice on the Alameda County Municipal Court, before being elected to the California State Senate in 1861 as a Republican, representing the 10th district. He was later elected to the 9th district as a member of the Union party in 1862. Crane was the 13th President pro tempore of the Senate from 1863 to 1864. From 1880 to 1885, Crane served as a justice on the Alameda County Superior Court.

He died in 1889 in Oakland, California and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Personal life Crane was married to Gertrude Ashley, whom he had 9 children with. He was the brother of Oakland mayor William Watrus Crane Jr.