Martin McNulty Crane

Martin McNulty Crane
Attorney General of Texas
In office 1895–1899
Governor	Charles A. Culberson
Preceded by	Charles A. Culberson
Succeeded by	Thomas Slater Smith
18th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office January 17, 1893 – January 15, 1895
Governor	Jim Hogg
Preceded by	George C. Pendleton
Succeeded by	George T. Jester
Member of the Texas Senate from the 21st district
In office January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893
Preceded by	Samuel Crockett Upshaw
Succeeded by	William Oscar Hutchinson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 36th district
In office January 13, 1885 – January 8, 1889
Preceded by	Owen Brown
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Chapman
Personal details
Born	(1853-11-17)November 17, 1853 Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	August 3, 1943(1943-08-03) (aged 89) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Populist
Spouse	Eula O. Taylor ​ (m. 1879)​

Martin McNulty Crane (November 17, 1853 – August 3, 1943) was an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic, Granger movement, and Populist politician in the state of Texas, and held various positions in the state government. When he was state senator, he was a prominent formulator and proponent of the Railroad Commission Law that created the Railroad Commission of Texas. During his tenure as Attorney General of Texas, Crane brought and won the first antitrust suit in the history of Texas against the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.