James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon
James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon (2 March 1906 – 18 May 1974), was a British hereditary peer who sat in the House of Lords.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Craigavon | |
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Portrait of James Craig, 1939 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 25 November 1940 – 18 May 1974 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Viscount Craigavon |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Viscount Craigavon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1906 |
| Died | 18 May 1974 (aged 68) |
| Spouse | Angela Tatchell |
| Children | 8 |
He was the son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and Cecil Mary Nowell Dering Craig. He succeeded to his father's peerage upon his death in 1940.
He was educated at Eton College and served in the Royal Navy. He later worked as a Liaison and Entertainments Officer on the Orient Line and the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company on its Liner, Cruise and Round World Voyages. Lord Craigavon was married to Angela Fiona Tatchell (daughter of Percy Tatchell, MRCS) (1918-2007) and had three children:
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