Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
The Viscount Craigavon | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as a hereditary peer 18 May 1974 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Viscount Craigavon |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 | |
| Election | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944年06月09日) 9 June 1944 (age 80) |
| Political party | Crossbench |
Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (born 9 June 1944), is a British peer and chartered accountant. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; he sits as a crossbencher.
The son of The 2nd Viscount Craigavon, he was born into a famous Ulster family and was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and at the University of London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science. In 1974, he succeeded to his father's titles. Lord Craigavon is a member of the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Austrian Society. He was made a Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1998, a Commander of the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star in the following year and a Knight of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog in 2006.
Craig is a former trustee of the Progress Educational Trust, and is now an advisor for the Trust. He is a patron of Humanists UK, sitting in the Parliamentary Humanists group.[1]
Arms
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- Notes
- Coat of arms of the Craig family
- Crest
- A demi-lion rampant per fess Gules and Sable holding in the dexter paw a mullet Or.
- Escutcheon
- Gules a fess Ermine between three bridges of as many arches Proper.
- Supporters
- Dexter a Constable of the Ulster Special Constabulary his hand resting on a rifle Proper sinister a Private of the Royal Ulster Rifles armed and accoutred also Proper.[2]
- Motto
- Charity Provokes Charity
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Viscount Craigavon". Humanists UK. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Volume M". National Library of Ireland. p. 202. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
External links
[edit ]| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Viscount Craigavon 1974–present Member of the House of Lords (1974–1999) |
Incumbent |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999
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Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present |
Incumbent |
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