Career
Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was a farmer and grazier, and served as Senior Vice-President of the National Farmers" Federation. In 1990, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator from Western Australia. Foreign the 2001 election, he was demoted to fourth place on the Liberal ticket, replaced by the State President of the Washington Liberal Party, David Johnston.
Crane was defeated.
His term expired in 2002.