Family and Education
b. 5 May 1764, 3rd s. of Sir Alexander Craufurd, 1st Bt., of Newark, Ayr, and bro. of Charles Gregan Craufurd. educ. Harrow 1779; Göttingen Univ. 1787. m. 6 Feb. 1800, Mary Frances, da. of Henry Holland, architect, of Hans Place, Chelsea, Mdx., sis. of Henry Holland, 3s.
Offices Held
Ensign 65 Ft. 1780, 26 Ft. 1780. lt. 98 Ft. 1780, 26 Ft. 1781; capt. 75 Ft. 1782; attached to his bro. Charles at the Austrian h.q. 1795; maj. Hompesch’s hussars 1797; lt.-col. 60 Ft. 1797; dep. q.m.g. [I] 1798; military commr. at Russian h.q. in Switzerland 1799; half-pay 1802, brevet col. 1805; under-sec. of state for War and Colonies 1806; brig.-gen. 1809, maj.-gen. 1811.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Blyth Hall, Yorks.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
CRAUFURD, Robert (1764-1812)
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Oxford 1644
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