William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven

William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven (8 September 1917 – 27 January 1965)[1] was a British peer.

Biography

Craven was the only son of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven, and inherited the earldom in 1932.[2]

Lord Craven was educated at Downside and at the Northamptonshire Institute of Agriculture. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and as a Lieutenant in the RNVR during the Second World War. Lord Craven was created a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1959.

Marriages & Children

Craven married firstly (Gwendoline) Irene Meyrick, sister of the Countess of Kinnoull, on 3 May 1939 with whom he had one daughter:

The marriage was dissolved in 1954 and on 25 September 1954 Craven married Elizabeth Gwendolen Teresa Johnstone-Douglas (born 2 June 1916, died 2011) with whom he had three further children:

Lord Craven died in 1965 and was succeeded in the earldom by his elder son, Thomas.[3]

References

  1. http://www.thepeerage.com/p2061.htm#i20602
  2. Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 217. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
  3. The Peerage, entry for 6th Earl of Craven

Burke´s Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition (1999)

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Robert Bradley Craven
Earl of Craven
1932–1965
Succeeded by
Thomas Robert Douglas Craven
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