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.

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] On June 3, 1954, Crane was appointed by Governor William B. Umstead to serve as North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, filling in a vacancy created by the death of the previous incumbent, Forrest H.

[6] Crane held the record for longest tenure as North Carolina Labor Commissioner until he was surpassed by Cherie Berry in 2019.

[7] Crane suffered a heart attack while gardening at his home[8] and subsequently died in the morning on December 25, 1973, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.