Elijah Crane

Elijah Crane
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
June 20, 1812[1] – 1834
Preceded by William Brewer[1]
Succeeded by John Baker, II[1]
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
May 16, 1810[1] – 1811
Preceded by Benjamin Clark Cutler[1]
Succeeded by William Brewer[1]
Town Clerk of the Town of Canton, Massachusetts
In office
May 16, 1810[1] – 1811
Preceded by None, new office
Member of the
Board of Selectmen for the
Town of Canton, Massachusetts
Preceded by None, new office
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives for the
Town of Canton, Massachusetts
Preceded by None, new office
Personal details
Born August 29, 1754[2]
Milton, Massachusetts August 29, 1754[2]
Died February 21, 1834[3]
Canton, Massachusetts[3]

Elijah Crane (August 29, 1754[2]-February 21, 1834)[3] was a Canton, Massachusetts farmer, and inn keeper,[2] who served as the first Town Clerk, and on the first Board of Selectmen of Canton, Massachusetts.[4] Crane was also the first representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Canton,[5] and the sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from May 16, 1810[1] to 1811 and from June 20, 1812[1] to 1834.[6]

Revolutionary War service

Crane served with his militia company during the Siege of Boston, at the fortification known as the Lamb's Den in the American Revolutionary War.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II., Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 56.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, MA.: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 406.
  3. 1 2 3 Roberts, Oliver Ayer (1897), History of the Military company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Vol. II - 1738-1821, Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, p. 407.
  4. ↑ Huntoon, Daniel Thomas Vose (1893), History of the Town of Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Canton, Massachusetts: J. Wilson and Son, Printers, p. 463.
  5. ↑ Huntoon, Daniel Thomas Vose (1893), History of the Town of Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Canton, Massachusetts: J. Wilson and Son, Printers, p. 495.
  6. ↑ "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

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