William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven

William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (31 July 1897 – 15 September 1932) was a British peer.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Craven
Craven in 1915
Born	William George Bradley Craven (1897-07-31)31 July 1897 Combe Abbey, Warwickshire
Died	15 September 1932(1932-09-15) (aged 35) Pau, France
Alma mater	Eton College
Spouse(s)	Mary Williamina George ​ ( m. 1916; his death 1932)
Children	6th Earl of Craven
Parent(s)	4th Earl of Craven Cornelia Martin
Relatives	Bradley Martin (grandfather)

Early life

Craven was born on 31 July 1897 at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire, the son of William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868–1921),[1] and his American wife, Cornelia Martin (1877–1961).[2][3]

His mother was the only daughter of Bradley Martin and his wife Cornelia, who were famed as the hosts of the Bradley-Martin Ball.[4]

Career

He inherited the earldom at age 23 upon the accidental drowning of his father William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven on 9 July 1921.

The 5th Earl served during the World War I as a Lieutenant with the 3rd Bn. Royal Hampshire Regiment and was wounded in action.[5]

Personal life

On 14 October 1916 he married Mary Williamina George, daughter of William George, the town clerk of Invergordon.[5] Together they had one son:

• William Robert Bradley Craven (1917-1965).[5]

Lord Craven died on 15 September 1932 of peritonitis at Pau, France, at the age of 35. He was succeeded by his son, William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven, upon his death on 15 September 1932.[6] His wife survived him by 42 years, dying in 1974.

References

1. "EARL OF CRAVEN DROWNED IN SOLENT; Believed to Have Fallen Off His Yacht in the Fight While His Crew Were Asleep. MARRIED CORNELIA MARTIN A Member of the Royal Household, He Was Well Knownto Americans". The New York Times. 11 July 1921. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
2. "COUNTESS OF CRAVEN". The New York Times. 24 May 1961. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
3. "WEDDED IN GRANDEST STYLE; NUPTIALS OF MISS MARTIN AND THE EARL OF CRAVEN. Grace Church, Where the Marriage was Celebrated, Filled with Fashionable Peo- ple -- The Occasion Marred by the Break- ing In of the Outside Crowd -- Decora- tions in Lavish Profusion at Church and House -- A Hundred-Pound Wedding Cake -- Value of the Presents". The New York Times. 19 April 1893. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
4. Cokayne, George (1982). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. III. Gloucester England: A. Sutton. p. 506. ISBN 0-904387-82-8.
5. Cokayne, George (1982). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Gloucester England: A. Sutton. p. 217. ISBN 0-7509-0154-3.
6. Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 949. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Craven

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of William Craven, 5th 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)

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Craven	Earl of Craven 1921–1932	Succeeded by William Craven