William Crane (February 15, 1785 – March 31, 1853) was a merchant, judge and long-term elected provincial legislator in New Brunswick, Canada, serving from 1824–1842.He also was a member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick from 1843–1850.
He was born in Horton Township, Nova Scotia, the son of Jonathan Crane and Rebecca Allison.
The firm sold goods and exported local products to Great Britain, Nova Scotia and the United States.
He resigned from the council and served again in the legislative assembly from 1850 until his death in Fredericton in 1853.
Crane was speaker from January 1852 to March 1853, when he resigned due to ill health.