Viscount Craigavon

James Craig,
1st Viscount Craigavon

Viscount Craigavon, of Stormont in the County of Down, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1927 for Sir James Craig, 1st Baronet, the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He had already been created a Baronet in 1918. As of 2010 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1974. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher.

Viscounts Craigavon (1927)

• James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871–1940)
• James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon (1906–1974)
• Janric Fraser Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon (b. 1941)

There is no heir to the baronetcy and viscountcy.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages