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William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven

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under Queen Victoria in the 1880s. His maternal aunt, Constance Mary Barrington, was married to Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baron Haldon.
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G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors,
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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant
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The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV
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and drowned at age 52. His body was washed ashore on 12 July 1921. He was succeeded in his titles by his son,
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On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Griffin statant wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or
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In 1883, at the age of fourteen, he succeeded his father as fourth Earl of Craven, the 4th
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On 18 April 1893, Lord Craven, then twenty-four years old, married sixteen-year-old
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in Eton near Windsor, England. He later took his seat on the Liberal benches in the
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between 1881 and 1883, and his wife Hon. Evelyn Laura Barrington (1848–1924).
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On either side a Griffin wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or
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Photograph of his wive, Cornelia (née Martin), Countess of Craven
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of Hampsted Marshall. He was educated between 1882 and 1884 at
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to a builder named John Grey in 1923, and died in 1961.
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His father was the second son of nine children born to
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and Lady Emily Mary Grimston, herself the daughter of
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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
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His mother was the second daughter of 519: 379:, and from 1890 and 1892, he served as 48:Photograph of the Earl of Craven, 1902. 906: 406:, the Chevalier, Ordre national de la 1116:Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms 547:Mosley, Charles; et al. 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Hammond, editor, 488:In 1921, whilst racing at 390:In 1911, he was appointed 1049: 1040: 1032: 1025: 1015: 1006: 998: 993: 983: 974: 966: 961: 895:National Portrait Gallery 702:National Portrait Gallery 261: 142: 107: 65: 54: 40: 760:. Heraldic Media Limited 504:upon his death in 1921. 176:Cause of death 463:Cornelia Sherman Martin 245:Evelyn Laura Barrington 83:Marquess of Northampton 758:cracroftspeerage.co.uk 461:banker, and his wife, 438: 396:Liberal administration 360: 432: 355: 850:"COUNTESS OF CRAVEN" 829:hamsteadmarshall.net 330:Member of Parliament 26:The Right Honourable 908: 734:. 17 September 1932 356:The Craven estate, 1047:1883 – 1921 1013:1913 – 1921 981:1911 – 1915 970:The Lord Allendale 962:Political offices 926:Coronet of an Earl 855:The New York Times 823:Stokes, Penelope. 788:The New York Times 731:The New York Times 671:The New York Times 643:The New York Times 615:The New York Times 439: 398:of Prime Minister 385:Viceroy of Ireland 365:Viscount Uffington 361: 275:Viscount Uffington 125:The Lord Allendale 30:The Earl of Craven 1059: 1058: 1050:Succeeded by 1016:Succeeded by 987:The Lord Suffield 984:Succeeded by 957: 956: 674:. 25 October 1920 646:. 6 February 1913 265: 264: 137:The Lord Suffield 1128: 1033:Preceded by 999:Preceded by 994:Honorary titles 967:Preceded by 959: 916: 909: 868: 867: 865: 863: 846: 840: 839: 837: 835: 825:"Craven Country" 820: 814: 807: 801: 800: 798: 796: 784: 776: 770: 769: 767: 765: 750: 744: 743: 741: 739: 727: 719: 713: 712: 710: 708: 690: 684: 683: 681: 679: 662: 656: 655: 653: 651: 634: 628: 627: 625: 623: 606: 600: 599: 597: 595: 578: 572: 571: 569: 567: 544: 531: 524: 408:Légion d'honneur 210: 208: 204: 159:16 December 1868 147:Personal details 133: 121: 112: 91: 79: 70: 45: 21: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1129: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1061: 1060: 1055: 1046: 1038: 1021: 1012: 1004: 989: 980: 972: 904: 876: 871: 861: 859: 848: 847: 843: 833: 831: 822: 821: 817: 808: 804: 794: 792: 782: 778: 777: 773: 763: 761: 752: 751: 747: 737: 735: 725: 721: 720: 716: 706: 704: 692: 691: 687: 677: 675: 664: 663: 659: 649: 647: 636: 635: 631: 621: 619: 618:. 19 April 1893 608: 607: 603: 593: 591: 580: 579: 575: 565: 563: 561: 546: 545: 534: 525: 521: 517: 445:(1877–1961) at 443:Cornelia Martin 427: 367:, and the 10th 350: 291: 244: 212: 200: 196: 193: 192: 190:Cornelia Martin 168: 158: 157: 131: 119: 113: 108: 89: 77: 71: 66: 50: 36: 31: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1134: 1132: 1124: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1056: 1053:William Craven 1051: 1048: 1043:Earl of Craven 1039: 1034: 1030: 1029: 1023: 1022: 1019:The Lord Leigh 1017: 1014: 1005: 1000: 996: 995: 991: 990: 985: 982: 973: 968: 964: 963: 955: 954: 953: 952: 949: 946: 943: 940: 937: 934: 931: 928: 922: 917: 903: 900: 899: 898: 888: 875: 874:External links 872: 870: 869: 841: 815: 802: 791:. 11 July 1921 771: 745: 714: 685: 657: 629: 601: 573: 559: 532: 518: 516: 513: 486: 485: 455:Bradley Martin 426: 423: 377:House of Lords 349: 346: 336:and served as 290: 287: 263: 262: 259: 258: 253: 247: 246: 239: 235: 234: 229: 225: 224: 218: 214: 213: 198: 194: 188: 187: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 165: 161: 160: 155: 153: 149: 148: 144: 143: 140: 139: 134: 128: 127: 122: 116: 115: 105: 104: 98: 97: 95:The Lord Leigh 92: 86: 85: 80: 74: 73: 63: 62: 56: 55: 52: 51: 46: 38: 37: 32: 29: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1133: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1111:Craven family 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1068: 1066: 1054: 1045: 1044: 1037: 1036:George Craven 1031: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1011: 1010: 1003: 997: 992: 988: 979: 978: 971: 965: 960: 950: 947: 944: 941: 938: 935: 932: 929: 927: 923: 920: 919: 918: 915: 911: 910: 901: 896: 892: 889: 887: 883: 882: 878: 877: 873: 858:. 24 May 1961 857: 856: 851: 845: 842: 830: 826: 819: 816: 812: 806: 803: 790: 789: 781: 775: 772: 759: 755: 749: 746: 733: 732: 724: 718: 715: 703: 699: 695: 689: 686: 673: 672: 667: 661: 658: 645: 644: 639: 633: 630: 617: 616: 611: 605: 602: 590: 589: 588:New York Post 584: 577: 574: 562: 556: 552: 551: 543: 541: 539: 537: 533: 529: 523: 520: 514: 512: 510: 505: 503: 499: 498:Isle of Wight 495: 491: 483: 479: 476: 475: 474: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 451:New York City 448: 444: 436: 431: 425:Personal life 424: 422: 420: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 400:H. 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Index

The Right Honourable
OBE

Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
Marquess of Northampton
The Lord Leigh
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Lord Allendale
The Lord Suffield
Isle of Wight
Cornelia Martin
George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington
William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven
George Craven
Alma mater
Eton College
OBE
peer
Liberal
George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven
James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam
Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton
George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry
George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington
Member of Parliament
Eye
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms

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