Frank Crane (labor official)
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Frank Crane | |
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| 18th Labor Commissioner of North Carolina | |
| In office June 3, 1954 – 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Forrest H. Shuford |
| Succeeded by | William C. Creel |
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| Born | August 18, 1907 near Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | December 25, 1973 (aged 66) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Frank L. Crane (August 18, 1907 – December 25, 1973) was an American civil servant who served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor from June 3, 1954, to 1973.
Frank Crane was born on August 18, 1907, near Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States to James Thomas Crane and Mary Emma Lathan. He attended Marvin Elementary School, Weddington Institute, and Prospect High School, graduating from the latter in 1927. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1931. He then took courses at the university's summer school from 1931 to 1934 and attended classes in personnel management at North Carolina State College in 1939.[1]
Crane married Edith Peacock on January 1, 1938. The two had no children and separated in 1961.[2] Crane subsequently married Mary Browning Comer.[3]