William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven


William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven was a British peer.

Biography

Craven was the only son of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven, and inherited the earldom in 1932.
Lord Craven was educated at Downside School and at the Northamptonshire Institute of Agriculture. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and then as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War II.
Lord Craven was created a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1959.

Marriages & Children

Craven married firstly Irene Meyrick, sister of the Countess of Kinnoull, on 3 May 1939 with whom he had one daughter:
The marriage was dissolved in 1954 and on 25 September 1954 Craven married Elizabeth Gwendolen Teresa Johnstone-Douglas with whom he had three further children:
Lord Craven died in 1965 and was succeeded in the earldom by his elder son, Thomas.