Crane Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crane, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.

The Crane Baronetcy, of Chilton in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 May 1627 for Robert Crane
Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1643.Crane was the son of Robert Crane of Suffolk....

, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Sudbury
Sudbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Sudbury was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. A parliamentary borough consisting of the town of Sudbury in Suffolk, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1559 until it was disenfranchised for corruption in 1844...

 and Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1643.

The Crane Baronetcy, of Woodrising in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 March 1643 for Richard Crane. He was the brother of Sir Francis Crane
Francis Crane
Sir Francis Crane was the founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works at Mortlake on the south bank of the river Thames in South West London.-Life:...

, founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works
Mortlake Tapestry Works
Mortlake Tapestry Works were established alongside the River Thames at Mortlake, then outside, but near west London in 1619 by Sir Francis Crane.-Royal Patronage:...

. The title became extinct on Sir Richard's death in 1645. The Cranes of Chilton and Cranes of Woodrising were probably descended from a common ancestor.
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