Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven
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Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven (24 August 1957 – 22 October 1983) was a British peer
, styled Viscount Uffington until 1965.
He succeeded William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven
, to the earldom
in 1965. He committed suicide in his mother's house in 1983. He left a legacy to his illegitimate son Thomas Nicholson, while his title passed to his brother Simon Craven, 8th Earl of Craven. The Craven estate at Hamstead Marshall
was sold off after his death.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, styled Viscount Uffington until 1965.
He succeeded William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven
William Craven, 6th Earl of Craven
William Robert Bradley Craven, 6th Earl of Craven was a British peer.He was the son of William Craven, 5th Earl of Craven, and inherited the earldom in 1932.He was succeeded by Thomas Craven, 7th Earl of Craven....
, to the earldom
Earl of Craven
Earl of Craven, in the County of York, is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1664 in favour of the soldier William Craven, the eldest son of Sir William Craven, Lord...
in 1965. He committed suicide in his mother's house in 1983. He left a legacy to his illegitimate son Thomas Nicholson, while his title passed to his brother Simon Craven, 8th Earl of Craven. The Craven estate at Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Although the village name is spelt Hamstead Marshall, the alternative Hampstead Marshall was quite commonly used in the past, and remains the official name of the civil parish...
was sold off after his death.