William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven

William George Bradley Craven, 5th Earl of Craven (31 July 1897 – 15 September 1932) was a British peer.

Early life

Craven was born on 31 July 1897 at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire, the son of William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven (1868–1921) and his American wife, Cornelia Martin (1877–1961), only daughter of Bradley Martin and his wife Cornelia, who were famed as the hosts of the Bradley-Martin Ball.^[1]

He inherited the earldom at age 23 upon the accidental drowning of his father William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven on 9 July 1921.

He was succeeded by his son, William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven, upon his death on 15 September 1932.^[2]

The 5th Earl served during the World War I as a Lieutenant with the 3rd Bn. Royal Hampshire Regiment and was wounded in action.^[3]

On 14 October 1916 he married Mary Williamina George, daughter of William George, the town clerk of Invergordon.^[3] Together they had:

Lord Craven died on 15 September 1932 of peritonitis at Pau, France, at the age of 35. His wife survived him by 42 years, dying in 1974.

Coat of arms of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven
	Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Griffin statant wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or Escutcheon Argent a Fess between six Cross Crosslets fitchée Gules Supporters On either side a Griffin wings elevated Ermine beaked and foremembered Or Motto Virtus In Actione Consistit (Virtue consists in action)

↑ Cokayne, George (1982). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. III. Gloucester England: A. Sutton. p. 506. ISBN 0-904387-82-8.
↑ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 949. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
1 2 3 Cokayne, George (1982). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Gloucester England: A. Sutton. p. 217. ISBN 0-7509-0154-3.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Craven	Earl of Craven 1921–1932	Succeeded by William Craven

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