James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon

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1906 – 1974

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Who was James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon?

The Rt. Hon. James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon, 2nd Bt., was a British hereditary peer who sat in the House of Lords.

He was the son of The 1st Viscount Craigavon, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, and he succeeded to his father's peerage upon his death in 1940.

He was educated at Eton and served in the Royal Navy. He later worked as a Ships entertainer on the Orient Line and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company on its Liner, Cruise and Round World Voyages. Lord Craigavon was married to Angela Fiona Tatchell and had three children:

The Hon. Janitha Stormont Craig

The Rt. Hon. Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon

The Hon. Jacaranda Fiona Craig

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Born
Mar 2, 1906
Education
  • Eton College
Died
May 18, 1974

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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