James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon

Politician

1871 – 1940

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Who was James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon?

James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, PC, PC, was a prominent Irish unionist politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He was created a baronet in 1918 and raised to the Peerage in 1927.

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Born
Jan 8, 1871
Sydenham
Siblings
Religion
  • Presbyterianism
  • Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Merchiston Castle School
Employment
  • Dunville Whisky
Lived in
  • Belfast
Died
Nov 24, 1940
County Down

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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