Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft

The Right Honourable
The Lord Croft
CMG PC TD
Under-Secretary of State for War
In office
1940–1945
MonarchGeorge VI
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Preceded byThe Lord Cobham
Succeeded byThe Lord Nathan
Member of Parliament
for Bournemouth
Christchurch (1910–1918)
In office
15 January 1910 – 28 May 1940
Preceded byArthur Acland Allen
Succeeded byLeonard Lyle
Personal details
Born(1881-06-22)22 June 1881
Fanhams Hall, Ware, Hertfordshire
Died(1947-12-07)7 December 1947 (age 66)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative, National Party (1917)
Alma materEton College, Shrewsbury School, Trinity Hall, Cambridge
ProfessionPolitician, soldier
Awards
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1900–1924
RankBrigadier
UnitHertfordshire Regiment
Commands68th Brigade
Battles/wars
Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or[1]

Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft CMG PC JP (22 June 1881 – 7 December 1947) was a decorated British soldier and Conservative Party politician.

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P306