James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon [SEP] position held
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, PC, PC (NI) DL (8 January 1871 – 24 November 1940), was a prominent Irish unionist politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He was created a baronet in 1918 and raised to the Peerage in 1927.
Early life.
Craig was born at Sydenham, Belfast, the son of James Craig (1828–1900), a wealthy whiskey distiller who had entered the firm of
of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a crossbencher.
The family seat was Craigavon House, near Belfast, County Antrim.
Viscounts Craigavon (1927).
- James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871–1940)
- James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon (1906–1974)
- Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (born 1944)
There is no heir to the titles.
References.
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors).