Arthur G. Crane

Arthur Griswold Crane ( born September 1, 1877 in Davenport Center, Delaware County, New York; † August 11, 1955 ) was an American politician ( Republican), who served as acting governor of Wyoming from 1949 to 1951.

Career

Crane made ​​at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and a Bachelor of Science from Columbia University and his Masters PhD. Then he was Superintendent of Schools and President of the State Normal School in Minot, North Dakota. During the First World War he served as a Major in the Army Sanitary Corps and wrote a book entitled The Official Medical History of the War, which dealt with the rehabilitation and vocational training of soldiers. In 1922 he was appointed President of the University of Wyoming, where he stayed until 1941. Then in 1939 he was president of the National Association of State Universities.

Crane won the 1946 election as Secretary of State of Wyoming and led after Governor Lester C. Hunt had resigned, the office as Acting Governor on. During his short tenure, he promoted the construction of Wyoming Home and Hospital for the elderly. After the end of his term as acting governor, he retired from public life.