Phil Crane

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Phil Crane
Chair of the Republican Study Committee
In office 1973–1989
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dan Burton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
In office November 25, 1969 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Donald Rumsfeld
Succeeded by	Melissa Bean
Constituency	13th district (1969–1973) 12th district (1973–1993) 8th district (1993–2005)
Personal details
Born	Philip Miller Crane (1930-11-03)November 3, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 8, 2014(2014-11-08) (aged 84) Jefferson, Maryland, U.S.
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Arlene Johnson
Children	7
Relatives	Dan Crane (brother)
Education	DePauw University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Hillsdale College (BA) Indiana University, Bloomington (MA, PhD)
Phil Crane's voice Phil Crane on granting Most Favored Nation status to Cambodia Recorded July 10, 1995

Philip Miller Crane (November 3, 1930 – November 8, 2014) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 2005, representing the 8th District of Illinois in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. At the time of his defeat in the 2004 election, Crane was the longest-serving Republican member of the House.