Family and Education
b. 9 Apr. 1686, o. surv. s. of James Craggs, M.P., jt. postmaster gen. 1715-21, by Elizabeth, da. of Jacob Richards. educ. M. le Fevre’s sch. at Chelsea; Grand Tour (Hanover, Turin). unm.
Offices Held
Sec. to envoy extraordinary to the King of Spain and resident at Barcelona 1708 – 11; cofferer to Prince of Wales 1714 – 17; sec. at war 1717 – 18; sec. of state 1718 – d. P.C. 16 Mar. 1718.
Parlimentarian
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
CRAGGS, James (1686-1721)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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