CRAGGS, James II (1686-1721), of Jermyn Street, Westminster

Family and Education

b. 9 Apr. 1686, 2nd but o. surv. s. of James Craggs I*. educ. M. Le Fevre’s sch., Chelsea; travelled abroad (Italy) 1703–4, (Low Countries, Germany) 1706. unm. 1 da. illegit. Misc. Gen. et Her. ii. 37; Boyer, Pol. State, xxii. 443; DNB.

Offices Held

Sec. to envoy extraordinary in Spain Apr.– Sept. 1708, resident Sept. 1708–Mar. 1711, envoy extraordinary Mar.– July 1711; commissary of stores in Spain 1710–13; cofferer to Prince of Wales 1714–17; sec. at war Apr. 1717–Mar. 1718; sec. of state (southern dept.) Mar. 1718–d.; PC 16 Mar. 1718. Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvii. 451; xxviii. 359.

Parlimentarian

CRAGGS, James (1686-1721).

Main residence: Jermyn Street, Westminster.

Author

A.A.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

CRAGGS, James II (1686-1721)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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