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William Craven (professor)
William Craven may refer to: * William Craven (Lord Mayor of London) (died 1618), founder of Burnsall school * William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1608–1697), son of the Lord Mayor of London * William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven (1668–1711), English nobleman *William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven (1700–1739), English nobleman *William Craven, 5th Baron Craven (1705–1769), English nobleman *William Craven (Master of St John's College, Cambridge) (1730–1815) *William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (1738–1791), English nobleman * William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825) (the title having been re-created), British soldier * William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven (1809–1866), British peer * William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868–1921), British peer and Liberal politician *William Craven-Ellis (1880–1959), Member of UK Parliament for Southampton * William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (1897–1932), British peer *William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven (1917–1965), British peer * Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven (Lord Mayor Of London)
Sir William Craven (1548 – 18 July 1618) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1610. It has been noted that the story of Dick Whittington has some similarities to Craven's career, though the story was first published before Craven became Lord Mayor. Life He was the second son of William Craven and Beatrix, daughter of John Hunter, and grandson of John Craven, and was born at Appletreewick, a village in the parish of Burnsall, near Skipton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, about 1548. The date is made probable by the fact that he took up his freedom in 1569. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was sent down to London by the common carrier and bound apprentice to Robert Hulson, a merchant tailor, who lived in Watling Street. Having been admitted to the freedom of the Merchant Taylors' Company on 4 November 1569, Craven appears entered into business with Hulson, and subsequently quarrelled with him, with an arbitrated settlement in 1583. In 1588 Craven took a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 1st Earl Of Craven (1608–1697)
William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, PC (June 1608 – 9 April 1697) was an English nobleman and soldier. His parents were William Craven, born in a poor family in Appletreewick in North Yorkshire, who moved to London, became wealthy, and was Lord Mayor of London in 1610, and Elizabeth, née Whitmore, sister of George Whitmore, a later Lord Mayor of London. Their other children included John Craven, 1st Baron Craven of Ryton, Mary, who married Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry and Elizabeth, who married Percy Herbert, 2nd Baron Powis. Craven matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford in 1623, aged 15, and was created M.A. in 1636. During the Thirty Years' War Craven fought for Frederick V on the Continent. At the siege of Bad Kreuznach in March 1632, he fought with such courage that King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden patted him on the shoulder; he was also seriously wounded. At the Battle of Vlotho Bridge in October 1638, he was captured and later ransomed for £20,000. Craven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven
William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven (24 October 1668 – 9 October 1711) was an English nobleman. He was born in the old house at Benham Park at Speen in Berkshire, the son of Sir William Craven, a grandson of a cousin of William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire in 1702, a position he held until his death in 1711. His main residence was Coombe Abbey, near Coventry in Warwickshire. References 1668 births 1711 deaths Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire People from Speen, Berkshire People from Coventry William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ... Barons Craven {{England-baron-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven
William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven (1700 – 10 August 1739) was an English nobleman. He inherited his father's title and estates at age eleven and made his home at Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. He was educated in 1716 at St. John's College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. His great palace burnt down in 1718 and his dreams of rebuilding it came to nothing. He subsequently lived at Coombe Abbey, Coventry in Warwickshire. Lord Craven was involved in the formation of England's first charitable institution dedicated to the care of unwanted children, the Foundling Hospital. Although Craven never witnessed its formal beginnings, the charity was created through royal charter granted two months and one week after Craven's death, Craven is still listed on the charter as a founding Governor. References 1700 births 1739 deaths People from Hamstead Marshall People from Coventry William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 5th Baron Craven
William Craven, 5th Baron Craven (19 September 1705 – 17 March 1769) was an English nobleman and Member of Parliament. He was born the son of John Craven of Whitley, Coventry in Warwickshire and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was the Member of Parliament for Warwickshire from 24 December 1746 to 10 November 1764. In 1749 he married Jane, the daughter of the Rev. Rowland Berkeley of Cotheridge, Worcestershire but had no children. He succeeded his cousin, Fulwar Craven, as Baron Craven in 1764, inheriting and residing at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire. He was succeeded in turn by his nephew William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, the son of his brother John. References 1705 births 1769 deaths People from Coventry Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1741–1747 British MPs 1747–1754 British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 William William is a male given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven (Master Of St John's College, Cambridge)
William Craven, D.D. (3 July 1730 – 28 January 1815) was a priest and academic in the second half of the 18th and the first decades of the 19th centuries. Craven was born at Gouthwaite Hall and educated at Sedbergh School. He graduated B.A. from St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ... in 1753, and M.A. in 1756. He was ordained in 1759; and was a Fellow of St John's from 1759 to 1789; and its Master from then until his death. He was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1790 until 1791. References 18th-century English Anglican priests 19th-century English Anglican priests Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Fellows of St John's College, Cambri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 6th Baron Craven
William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (11 September 1738 – 26 September 1791) was an English nobleman and a landowner. Early life He was the son of Rev. John Craven, Vicar of Stanton Lacy, Shropshire (1708-1752), and his wife, Mary Rebecca Hickes (1714-1791), daughter of Rev. Baptist Hickes. He succeeded his uncle, William Craven, as Baron Craven in 1769. Biography In 1775, he built Benham Park at the site of Benham Valence in Speen, Berkshire where he lived with his wife, Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, until she left him in 1780 to travel in Europe. They had issue: three sons and four daughters. After his death on 27 September 1791 at age 53 in Lausanne, Switzerland, she married the Christian Frederick Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.Emma Elizabeth Thoyts, ''History of the Royal Berkshire Militia (Now 3rd Battalion Royal Berks Regiment)'', Sulhamstead, Berks, 1897/Scholar Select, ISBN 978-1-37645405-5, pp. 245–6, 270–1. It was Lord Craven who, in 1780, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 1st Earl Of Craven (1770–1825)
Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (28 September 1770 – 30 July 1825) was a British soldier. Early life Craven was the eldest son of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven, and his wife Lady Elizabeth Berkeley. Among his siblings was Maria Craven (wife of William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton) and Arabella Craven (wife of General the Hon. Frederick St John). In 1780, after thirteen years of marriage, and reported affairs on both sides, his parents parted permanently. After the death of his father in 1791, his mother married Charles Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Charles' wife, Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, also died earlier in 1791. His paternal grandfather was the Rev. John Craven, brother of William Craven, 5th Baron Craven, who his father succeeded as Baron Craven in 1769. His maternal grandparents were Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley and the former Elizabeth Drax (a daughter of Henry Drax). Career He succeeded hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 2nd Earl Of Craven
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 4th Earl Of Craven
William George Robert Craven, 4th Earl of Craven OBE (16 December 1868 – 10 July 1921), styled Viscount Uffington from 1868 to 1883, was a British peer and Liberal politician. Early life Craven was the eldest son of the George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven (1841–1883), who served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire between 1881 and 1883, and his wife Hon. Evelyn Laura Barrington (1848–1924). His father was the second son of nine children born to William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven and Lady Emily Mary Grimston, herself the daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam. His grandfather also served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1853 to 1856. His paternal aunt, Lady Elizabeth Craven, married Arthur Egerton, 3rd Earl of Wilton, and another, Lady Blanche Craven, married George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry, and another, Lady Beatrix Jane Craven, married George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan. His mother was the second daughter of George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven-Ellis
William Craven Craven-Ellis (1880 – 17 December 1959), born William Craven Ellis, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Ellis was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and became a senior partner of Ellis & Sons, Valuers and Surveyors. He assumed the name Craven-Ellis by deed poll in 1931. In the 1929 general election, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Labour-held seat of Barnsley, where he came third with only 15% of the votes. In the 1931 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton, and held the seat until his defeat in the 1945 general election. In the House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ..., he was chair of the Parliamentary Monetary Committee from 1934 to 1944. Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Craven, 5th Earl Of Craven
William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (31 July 1897 – 15 September 1932) was a British peer. Early life Craven was born on 31 July 1897 at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire and was baptized by the Archbishop of York on 27 August 1897. He was the only child of William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868–1921), and his American wife, Cornelia Martin (1877–1961). His paternal grandparents were George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven and Lady Evelyn Barrington (the second daughter and co-heiress of George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington). His mother was the only daughter of Bradley Martin and his wife Cornelia, who were famed as the hosts of the Bradley-Martin Ball. Craven was educated at Eton College. Career Craven "attained his majority in 1918, when his father paid all of his then existing debts", but by September 1919 he was bankrupt with "unsecured liabilities" of £13,610 to assets of only £302. He inherited the earldom at age 23 upon the accidental drowning of his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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