Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet

Craik in 1916
For other people named Henry Craik, see Henry Craik (disambiguation).

Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet KCB PC MP (18 October 1846 16 March 1927)[1] was a Scottish Unionist politician.

Craik was Secretary of the Scottish Education Department from 1885 to 1904.[2] In October 1901 he received a degree in law (LL.D.) from the University of St Andrews[3]

He was an elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1906 to 1918,[1] and for the Combined Scottish Universities[4] from 1918 until his death in 1927.

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1888,[5] and promoted to Knight Commander (KCB) in 1897.[6][7] He was made a Privy Councillor in 1918, and in the New Year Honours List 1926, he was made a baronet, of Kennoway, in the County of Fife.[2][8]

Family

Craik married on 17 December 1873 to Fanny Esther Duffield, daughter of Charles Duffield. They had two children: George Lillie (18741929) and Henry Duffield (18761955).[9] George succeeded his father in the baronetcy, but died two years later. He was succeed by his brother Henry, who was Governor of the Punjab from 1938 to 1941.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Historical list of MPs: G (part 2)
  2. 1 2 Supplement to the London Gazette Issue 33119 published on the 29 December 1925. Page 2 of 12]
  3. "University intelligence". The Times (36595). London. 25 October 1901. p. 5.
  4. Historical list of MPs: S (part 2)
  5. Gazette Issue 25773 published on the 5 January 1888. Page 123 of 140
  6. Supplement to the London Gazette Issue 26867 published on the 25 June 1897. Page 2 of 6
  7. London Gazette Issue 26947 published on the 14 March 1898. Page 107 of 150
  8. London Gazette Issue 33131 published on the 9 February 1926. Page 4 of 82
  9. ThePeerage.com: Sir Henry Craik, 1st Bt.
  10. List of Baronets: C (part 5)
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Alexander Campbell
Member of Parliament for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities
19061918
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities
19181927
With: Sir William Cheyne, 19181922
Dugald Cowan, 19181934
George Berry, 19221931
Succeeded by
Dugald Cowan and
George Berry and
John Buchan
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward Goulding
Oldest Member of Parliament
19221927
Succeeded by
Sir James Agg-Gardner
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Kennoway)
19261927
Succeeded by
George Lillie Craik
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