Stephen Crane (delegate)
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- For the writer and poet see: Stephen CraneStephen CraneStephen Crane was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism...
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Stephen Crane (1709 – July 1, 1780) was an American
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politician from Elizabethtown (Elizabeth, New Jersey
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) who was a delegate to the Continental Congress
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from 1774 to 1776. He also served in the New Jersey General Assembly
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and New Jersey Legislative Council
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. Crane was part of the Congressional delegation that opposed separation from Great Britain
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which caused the state’s provincial congress to replace their entire delegation in June of 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.
Family
- Phoebe Crane, wife (d.1776)
- William Crane, son; born 1748 in Elizabethtown, served as major of an Essex County, New Jersey regiment. Fought with Richard Montgomery in the Battle of Quebec, received a leg wound that required amputation years later. Promoted to brigadier general in the New Jersey militia after the war.
- Ichabod Bennet CraneIchabod Crane (Colonel)Ichabod Bennet Crane was a military officer and probable namesake of the protagonist in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.-Personal life:...
(July 18, 1787 - October 1857) grandson; was born in Elizabethtown, commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
, served aboard the USS United StatesUSS United StatesUSS United States may refer to:, was one of the original six frigates that served from 1798 until 1865, was a Lexington-class battle cruiser, that was canceled and scrapped when the vessel was only 12 percent complete....
, with Stephen DecaturStephen DecaturStephen Decatur, Jr. , was an American naval officer notable for his many naval victories in the early 19th century. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester county, the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who served during the American Revolution. Shortly after attending college Decatur...
, then served in the US Army, fought in the War of 1812War of 1812The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
died while still on active duty with the rank of colonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
after 48 years of continuous service. - Charles Henry CraneCharles H. CraneCharles Henry Crane B.A. M.A. M.D. was an American physician and the 13th Surgeon General of the United States Army . He was the son of Colonel Ichabod B. Crane...
(19 July 1825 - October 10, 1883) great-grandson; Would rise through the ranks to become a Brigadier General and Surgeon General of the United States (1882–1883). - Joseph Halsey CraneJoseph Halsey CraneJoseph Halsey Crane was an attorney, soldier, jurist, and legislator. He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey He was the son of General Wiliam Crane and Abigail Crane and the grandson of Stephen Crane, member of the First Continental Congress, his brother was Colonel Ichabod B. Crane...
;grandson - William Crane; (1778–1830) grandson,
- Jonathan Townley CraneJonathan Townley CraneJonathan Townley Crane was an American clergyman, author and abolitionist. He was born in Connecticut Farms, in Union Township, New Jersey, and is most widely known as the father of writer Stephen Crane.-Early years :...
, great grandson, father of author Stephen Crane. - Stephen CraneStephen CraneStephen Crane was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism...
; great-great-grandson, author, who is best known for the novel The Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane . Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound—a "red badge of courage"—to...
. - Bruce CraneBruce CraneRobert Bruce Crane was an American painter. He joined the Lyme Art Colony in the early 1900s. His most active period, though, came after 1920, when for more than a decade he did oil sketches of woods, meadows, and hills. He developed into a Tonalist painter under the influence of Jean Charles...
; Descendant, American painter (1857-1937) Bruce Crane (1857-1937): American Tonalist. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 84-81018