Martin Cranney
Martin Cranney (1795–1870) was an
14th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
from 1847 to 1850.
Cranney came to New Brunswick in 1815 and settled in Chatham. He married a local girl, Ann Waddleton. He was, among other things, a magistrate and a shipping agent.
Cranney is significant as he was one of the first
laymen of his time in the Miramichi Valley
.
Cranney is buried in the cemetery of
St. Michael's Basilica
in Miramichi, New Brunswick, in what was formerly Chatham.
Cranney was married twice and had a large family. Several of his children migrated to the
State of Washington
to enter the lumber business.