Background
Craig was born in County Down in Ireland of Protestant parents, and was fortunate enough to be apprenticed as a carpenter.
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After completing his apprenticeship, he became a journeyman carpenter and from his earnings was able to pay for his passage to Philadelphia. He purchased land in western Pennsylvania while still in Philadelphia, and eventually went to live in Pittsburgh. In 1785, married Amelia Neville in Pittsburgh, daughter of Virginian General John Neville.
She survived him by more than two decades. was elected and served as of Borough of Pittsburgh as a Federalist from 1802 to 1803.
He died in 1826 in Montour, Pennsylvania.
Membership
He prospered as a carpenter in Philadelphia, and at a young age became a master carpenter and a member of the Carpenters Company.
