James Craig
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Public officials
- James Henry CraigJames Henry CraigGeneral Sir James Henry Craig KB was a British military officer and colonial administrator.-Early life and military service:...
(1748-1812), British soldier and colonial administrator - James Craig (County Antrim, 19th century)James Craig (County Antrim, 19th century)James Craig was a Northern Ireland Whig legislator who represented the constituency of Carrickfergus in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 31 March 1807 to 5 November 1812....
(1759-1833), British politician - James Craig (Ontario) (1823-1874), Canadian politician
- James Craig (Missouri)James Craig (Missouri)James Craig was an American lawyer and politician from Saint Joseph, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House from 1857 until 1861. He also served as an army Captain in the Mexican-American War....
(1818-1888), American politician and soldier - James Craig (Newcastle)James Craig (Newcastle)James Craig was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from the 1886 general election until his defeat at the 1892 general election. He contested the seat gain in 1895, unsuccessfully.- External links :...
(1834-1902), British politician - James Craig (University of Dublin) (1861-1933), British and Irish politician, physician, and educator
- James Craig, 1st Viscount CraigavonJames Craig, 1st Viscount CraigavonJames Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, PC, PC , was a prominent Irish unionist politician, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland...
(1871-1940), British politician and Prime Minister of Northern Ireland - James Craig, 2nd Viscount CraigavonJames Craig, 2nd Viscount CraigavonJames Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon was a British hereditary peer who sat in the House of Lords.He was the son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, he succeeded to his father's peerage upon his death in 1940.He was educated at Eton and served in the...
(1906-1974), British politician - James Craig (County Antrim, 20th century) (1931-1974), Northern Ireland politician
Sports personalities
- James B. CraigJames B. CraigJames B. "Jimmy" Craig was an All American football halfback and quarterback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He was named an All-American in 1913...
(ca. 1892-after 1920), American football player and coach - Jim Craig (rugby league)Jim Craig (rugby league)Jim Craig was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He was a versatile back for the Australian national team. He played in 7 Tests between 1921 and 1928 as captain on 3 occasions and has since been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.-Club career:Craig grew...
(1895-1959), Australian rugby league footballer and coach - Jim Craig (Australian footballer)Jim Craig (Australian footballer)Jim Craig was an Australian rules footballer who played 216 games for West Perth in the WAFL during the 1920s.A centre half-back, Craig won a Sandover Medal in 1927...
(fl. 1920s) - Jim Craig (Scottish footballer) (born 1943)
- Jim Craig (ice hockey) (born 1957), American hockey player
- James Craig (rugby union)James Craig (rugby union)James Matthew Craig is a Scottish rugby union player.He was capped four times between 1997–2001 for ., he also played for West of Scotland FC and Glasgow Caledonians....
(born 1977), British rugby player
Actors
- James Craig (stage actor) (1868-1932) married to actress Mary Young (actress) (1879-1971)
- James Craig (actor)James Craig (actor)James Craig was an American actor.After graduating from the Rice Institute, Craig began appearing in films in 1937, most often in B-movies and serials...
(1912-1985), American actor - James Philip Craig (actor) (born 1950), British actor
Other People
- James Craig (architect)James Craig (architect)James Craig was a Scottish architect. His brief career was concentrated almost entirely in Edinburgh, and he is remembered primarily for his layout of the first Edinburgh New Town.-Date of birth:...
(1739-1795), Scottish architect - Sir James Gibson-Craig (1765-1850), 1st Baronet Gibson-CraigGibson-Craig-Carmichael BaronetsThe Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael Baronetcy, of Keirhill in the County of Edinburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 31 December 1702 for Thomas Gibson, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. The sixth Baronet assumed the...
- Sir James Henry Gibson-Craig (1841-1908), 3rd Baronet Gibson-CraigGibson-Craig-Carmichael BaronetsThe Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael Baronetcy, of Keirhill in the County of Edinburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 31 December 1702 for Thomas Gibson, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. The sixth Baronet assumed the...
- James Craig (VC)James Craig (VC)James Craig VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1824-1861), British soldier - James Ireland Craig (1868-1952), British cartographer; creator of Craig retroazimuthal projectionCraig retroazimuthal projectionThe Craig retroazimuthal map projection was created by James Ireland Craig in 1909. It is a cylindrical projection preserving the direction from any place to another, predetermined place while avoiding some of the bizarre distortion of the Hammer retroazimuthal projection...
- James Craig (loyalist)James Craig (loyalist)James Pratt "Jim" Craig was a Northern Irish loyalist, who served as a fund-raiser for the Ulster Defence Association and sat on its Inner Council. He also ran a large protection racket from west Belfast's Shankill Road area, where he lived...
, (c.1941-1988), Ulster Defence Association member
Fictional characters
- Jim Craig (The Man From Snowy River) in films
- Jim Craig (One Life to Live) on television
- James Craig (General Hospital) on television