William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (11 September 1738 – 26 September 1791) was an English nobleman and a landowner.

Biography

William Craven was the son of Revd John Craven,

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(1708–1752), and his wife, Mary Rebecca Hickes (1714–1791), daughter of Rev. Baptist Hickes. He succeeded his uncle, William Craven, as

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in 1769. In 1775, he built

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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

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, she married Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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, ''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, built the original Cottage at what is now an English

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stadium

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. As

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from 1786 he also served as

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of the

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Issue

His children were: * Hon. Maria Margaret Craven (1769–1851), married

William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton (18 September 1772 – 20 November 1838), also known as Lord Dashalong, was a sportsman, gambler and a friend of the Prince Regent. Personal life Born in 1772, Lord Sefton was the only son of Charles ...

* Major-General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (1770–1825) * Major-General Hon. Henry Augustus Berkeley Craven (b. 1776) * Hon. Richard Keppel Craven (1779–1851) * Hon. Elizabeth Craven, married John Edward Maddocks * Hon. Georgiana Craven * Hon. Arabella Craven, married General Hon. Frederick St John

References

1738 births 1791 deaths Lord-lieutenants of Berkshire Royal Berkshire Militia officers People from Shropshire People from Speen, Berkshire

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