James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon
The Rt. Hon. James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon, 2nd Bt. (2 March 1906 – 18 May 1974), 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 (daughter of Percy Tatchell, MRCS) (1918-2007) and had three children:
- The Hon. Janitha Stormont Craig (married Gordon MacInnes)
- The Rt. Hon. Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
- The Hon. Jacaranda Fiona Craig (married Dudley Macdonald)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Craigavon
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Craig |
Viscount Craigavon 1940 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Janric Craig |