William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven

Lord Craven by Sir George Hayter.

William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven DL (18 August 1809 – 25 August 1866), styled Viscount Uffington until 1825, was a British peer.

Background and education

Craven was the son of William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, and succeeded in the earldom in 1825. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.

Career

Craven was commissioned a captain in the Berkshire Regiment of Militia on 14 February 1829.[1] He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire on 11 January 1831 and of Berkshire on 20 October 1831. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire in 1853, and held the office until 1856, when he resigned due to ill-health. He gave the architect W. Eden Nesfield his first important commission, which was to build a new wing to Combe Abbey.[2]

Family

Emily Mary, Countess of Craven, née Grimston, (Henry Pierce Bone)

Lord Craven married Lady Emily Mary Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, on 5 September 1835.[1] They had nine children:[3][4]

Emily Mary, Countess of Craven, survived her husband by more than 30 years, and died in London 21 May 1901.[7]

Lord Craven was the owner of the racehorse Charity which won the 1841 Grand National.[8]

Arms of William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Griffin statant wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or
Escutcheon
Argent a Fess between six Cross Crosslets fitchée Gules
Supporters
On either side a Griffin wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or
Motto
Virtus In Actione Consistit (Virtue consists in action)

References

  1. 1 2 Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England, v. 1. London: Longmans, Green. p. 488.
  2.  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nesfield, William Eden". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  3. Edmund Lodge; Anne Innes; Eliza Innes; Maria Innes (1890). The peerage and baronetage of the British empire as at present existing. Hurst and Blackett. p. 158.
  4. Darryl Lundy. "thepeerage.com". Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  5. "Lady Emily Georgiana Van de Weyer (née Craven)". National Portrait Gallery.
  6. findagrave.com Hon. Robert Walter Craven
  7. "Obituary" The Times (London). Wednesday, 22 May 1901. (36461), p. 11.
  8. Ruff's guide to the turf. 1861. p. 366.

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Earl of Warwick
Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
1853–1856
Succeeded by
The Lord Leigh
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Craven
Earl of Craven
1825–1866
Succeeded by
George Craven
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