Stephen Crane (Continental Congress)

Stephen Crane
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1770–1772
Governor William Franklin
Preceded by Cortlandt Skinner
Succeeded by Cortlandt Skinner
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the Essex County district
In office
1766–1775
Serving with John Ogden, Henry Garritse
Member of New Jersey Legislative Council
In office
1776–1778
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Abraham Clark
In office
1779–1780
Preceded by Abraham Clark
Succeeded by James Caldwell
Personal details
Born 1709
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Died July 1, 1780
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Nationality American
Spouse(s) Phebe
For the writer and poet see: Stephen Crane.
'First Prayer in Congress'; the first Continental Congress September, 1774. Stephen Crane is the second person to the right of Reverend Jacob Duché at the lectern.

Stephen Crane (1709 July 1, 1780) was an American politician from Elizabethtown (Elizabeth, New Jersey) who was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. He also served in the Provincial Congress of New Jersey, New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Legislative Council. Crane was part of the Congressional delegation that opposed separation from Great Britain which caused the state’s provincial congress to replace their entire delegation in June 1776.

Crane was born in Elizabethtown. He served as sheriff of Essex County and was elected as a member of its town committee in 1750. He was also a judge of the court of common pleas. From 1766 to 1773, he was a member of the colony's general assembly 1766-1773 and served as speaker in 1771. He was also mayor of Elizabethtown before he became a member of the Continental Congress. Until his death in 1780, Crane held several public offices in New Jersey.

Crane was bayoneted by British troops passing through Elizabethtown on their way to Springfield on June 23, 1780, and died of his wounds on July 1, 1780.

Family

References

  1. A Stephen Crane encyclopedia By Stanley Wertheim Publisher: Greenwood; First Edition (October 28, 1997) Language: English ISBN 978-0-313-29692-5
  2. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, [1631-1776] by William A. Whitehead Language: English ISBN 978-1-110-76182-1
  3. Bruce Crane (1857–1937): American Tonalist. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 84-81018

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