Viscount Craigavon
Viscount Craigavon , of Stormont in the County of Down , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on January 20, 1927 for Sir James Craig, 1st Baronet . He was the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party .
As early as February 5, 1918, the first Viscount in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom was given the subordinate title Baronet , of Stormont in the County of Down.
List of Viscounts Craigavon (1927)
- James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871-1940)
- James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon (1906–1974)
- Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (* 1944)
There is no legacy for the Viscountcy and the Baronet dignity.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page