Edward Henry John Craufurd
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Edward Henry John Craufurd (9 December 1816-29 August 1881) was a Scottish Radical politician.
He was the eldest son of John Craufurd of Auchenames and Kerse in the counties of Renfrewshire
and Ayr
, Treasurer General of the Ionian Islands, and Sophia Marianne Churchill, daughter of Major General Churchill and great-granddaughter of Sir Robert Walpole
.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
where he obtained a scholarship in 1840 and graduated as 12th senior optime. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
in 1845 and practised on the Home Circuit and attended the Surrey Sessions. He was editor of The Legal Examiner
In 1860 he married Frances, daughter of the Rev William Molesworth, Rector of St. Breock, Cornwall, and sister of the Rev Sir Paul William Molesworth, 10th Baronet of Pencarrow
and niece of James Wentworth Buller
, MP for North Devon
.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant
and Justice of the Peace
for Buteshire and a JP for Ayrshire. he was a member of the English Law Amendment Society and the Scottish Society for promoting the Amendment of the Law. He promoted the Scotch Affirmation Act, the Jurors Affirmation Act and the Judgments Extension Act 1868.
He was Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs
from 1852 until 1874.
He was the eldest son of John Craufurd of Auchenames and Kerse in the counties of Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
and Ayr
Ayr
Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
, Treasurer General of the Ionian Islands, and Sophia Marianne Churchill, daughter of Major General Churchill and great-granddaughter of Sir Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
where he obtained a scholarship in 1840 and graduated as 12th senior optime. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1845 and practised on the Home Circuit and attended the Surrey Sessions. He was editor of The Legal Examiner
In 1860 he married Frances, daughter of the Rev William Molesworth, Rector of St. Breock, Cornwall, and sister of the Rev Sir Paul William Molesworth, 10th Baronet of Pencarrow
Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronets
The Molesworth, later Molesworth-St Aubyn Baronetcy, of Pencarrow near St Mabyn in Cornwall, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 19 July 1689 for Hender Molesworth, Governor of Jamaica....
and niece of James Wentworth Buller
James Wentworth Buller
James Wentworth Buller was a British Whigpolitician. He was a Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1830 to 1835, and for North Devon from 1857 to 1865.He lived at Downes, Crediton, Devon, England....
, MP for North Devon
North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
North Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....
.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Buteshire and a JP for Ayrshire. he was a member of the English Law Amendment Society and the Scottish Society for promoting the Amendment of the Law. He promoted the Scotch Affirmation Act, the Jurors Affirmation Act and the Judgments Extension Act 1868.
He was Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs
Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Ayr Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
from 1852 until 1874.
Source
- Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
- Clan Crawford Association