Viscount Craigavon
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Viscount Craigavon, of Stormont in the County of Down, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1927 for Sir James Craig, 1st Baronet, the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He had already been created a baronet, 'of Craigavon,[a] in the County of Down' in 1918.[2] As of 2017, the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1974. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a crossbencher.
The family seat was at Sydenham in the County Down portion of Belfast.
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.
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Notes[]
- ^ Meaning , not to be confused with the planned town of Craigavon, County Armagh named in honour of the 1st Viscount
Citations[]
- ^ "No. 33242". The London Gazette. 25 January 1927. p. 509.
- ^ "No. 30527". The London Gazette. 15 February 1918. p. 2068.
References[]
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
Categories:
- Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Noble titles created in 1927
- Noble titles created for UK MPs