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James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon PC PC (NI) DL (8 January 1871 – 24 November 1940), was a leading Irish unionist and a key architect of Northern Ireland as a devolved region within the United Kingdom.
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon was a soldier and statesman, a leading advocate of maintaining the union between Ireland and Great Britain, and the first prime minister of Northern Ireland (from June 22, 1921, until his death). Craig became a stockbroker, served with an Irish unit in the South.
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James Craig was a leading Unionist figure of his time. He became the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and served in that capacity for nearly 20 years. He was elected as the MP for East Down and later North Down before becoming a member of the Northern Ireland Parliament.
Craig, James (1871–1940), 1st Viscount Craigavon, first prime minister of Northern Ireland, was born 8 January 1871 at Sydenham, Co. Down, seventh among the eight children of James Craig of Tyrella and Craigavon, Co. Down, and Eleanor Gilmore Craig (née Browne).
Craig, James, First Viscount Craigavon. James Craig (1871–1940), Ulster unionist and prime minister of Northern Ireland, was born in Sydenham, Co. Down, on 8 January 1871. Craig worked as a stockbroker and served in the British army during the Boer War before entering politics.
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. 1871-1940. James Craig is rightly regarded by Ulster unionists as the founding father of the Northern Ireland state. More than any other leader, he...
May 23, 2018 · Craig, James, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871–1940) Northern Irish soldier and politician, first prime minister of Northern Ireland (1921–40). An extreme Unionist, he helped Sir Edward Carson to keep the province part of Britain .
