Family and Education
b. 18 Oct. 1603, 3rd s. of Sir Herbert Croft‡, and Mary, da. of Anthony Bourne, Holt Castle, Worcs. educ. Coll. Eng. Fathers, St Omer 1617; Eng. Coll. Rome 1626; Christ Church, Oxf. BD 25 June 1636, DD 18 Apr. 1640; ord. deacon and priest, 1638. m. bef. 1651, Anne, da. of Jonathan Browne, dean of Hereford, 1s. 1da. (d.v.p.). Wotton, Baronetage, ii. 360–3 ; Bodl. Tanner 44, f. 102. suc. bro. 1659. d. 18 May 1691; will 4 Jan. 1690, pr. 13 July 1691. TNA, PROB 11/405.
Offices Held
Chap. to Charles I 1640; dean, chapel royal 1668 – 69.
Rect. Uley, Glos. 1638, Harding, Oxon. 1639; chap. to Algernon Percy, 4th earl of Northumberland, 1639; canon, Salisbury 1639 – 44, Worcester 1640 – 62, Windsor 1641; dean, Hereford 1644; seq. 1644; restored to all posts 1660.
Parlimentarian
Associated with: Thame, Oxon.; Croft Castle, Herefs 1644–91.
Likenesses
oil on canvas, c.1665–1670, Croft Castle, Herefs.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Addresses
Religion
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