Sir Herbert Croft, 9th Baronet
Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, 9th Baronet (25 July 1838 – 11 February 1902)[1] was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.
Biography
Croft was the son of Sir Archer Denman Croft, 8th Baronet and his wife Julia Barbara Corbet, widow of Athelstan Corbet and daughter of General Garstin. He was educated at Eton College and at Merton College, Oxford graduating BA in 1860 and MA in 1864. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and went the Oxford Circuit. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1865.
Throughout his life he evinced considerable interest in local affairs, and was a member of the county council, chairman of the Hereford county bench of magistrates, and deputy-chairman of the Court of quarter sessions. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire and a lieutenant in the Herefordshire Militia.[2]
At the 1868 general election Croft was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Herefordshire.[3] He held the seat until the 1874 general election, when he did not stand again.[3]
From 1892 until his death, he held the post of Inspector of Constabulary for the North of England.[4]
Croft died at his residence, Lugwardine Court, Herefordshire, 11 February 1902, at the age of 63.[4]
Family
Croft married in 1865, his cousin Georgiana Eliza Lucy March, daughter and co-heiress of Matthew Henry Marsh, of Ramridge House, Hampshire, an MP for Salisbury. They had children, including:
- Herbert Archer Croft (1868–1915), who succeeded as 10th Baronet
- Hugh Matthew Finnes Croft (b. 1874)
- William Denman Croft (1879–1968)
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
- ↑ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
- 1 2 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 396. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- 1 2 "Obituaries – Sir Herbert Croft" The Times (London). Wednesday, 12 February 1902. (36689), p. 10.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Herbert Croft
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James King Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, Bt Michael Biddulph |
Member of Parliament for Herefordshire 1868 – 1874 With: Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, Bt Michael Biddulph |
Succeeded by Daniel Peploe Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, Bt Michael Biddulph |