William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven (24 October 1668 – 9 October 1711) was an
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nobleman.
He was born in the old house at
Benham Park
Benham Park is a mansion (on the site of Benham Valence Manor) in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire and district of West Berkshire. It is west of Newbury within 500m of a junction of the A34 trunk road Newbury by-pass outside the to ...
at
Speen in
Berkshire
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, 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
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in 1702, a position he held until his death in 1711. His main residence was
Coombe Abbey
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, near
Coventry
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in
Warwickshire
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.
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1668 births
1711 deaths
Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire
People from Speen, Berkshire
People from Coventry
William
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Barons Craven
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