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  Crane, Winthrop Murray
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NameWinthrop Murray Crane
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Dalton, Massachusetts , United States
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Born April 23, 1853
Died October 02, 1920 (67 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Sep 26, 2015 04:10am
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InfoCRANE, Winthrop Murray, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dalton, Mass., April 23, 1853; attended the public schools of Dalton, Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., and Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass.; engaged in the manufacture of paper at Dalton; lieutenant governor of Massachusetts 1897-1899; Governor 1900-1902; appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, but declined; appointed and subsequently elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George F. Hoar; reelected in 1907 and served from October 12, 1904, to March 3, 1913; declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1912; chairman, Committee on Canadian Relations (Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses), Committee on Rules (Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses); resumed his former business pursuits; died in Dalton, Mass., October 2, 1920; interment in Dalton Cemetery.


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  06/04/1912 US Vice President - R Primary Lost 0.78% (-57.30%)
  01/15/1907 MA US Senate Won 79.31% (+60.54%)
  01/17/1905 MA US Senate - Special Election Won 75.56% (+51.48%)
  10/11/1904 MA US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1901 MA Governor Won 57.26% (+22.02%)
  11/06/1900 MA Governor Won 59.06% (+25.37%)
  11/07/1899 MA Governor Won 56.46% (+21.76%)
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