Background
Craven was the son of William Craven, Lord Mayor of London in 1610.
Craven was the son of William Craven, Lord Mayor of London in 1610.
In 1643 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Craven of Ryton. Lord Craven of Ryton married Elizabeth, daughter of William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton and granddaughter of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, in 1643. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1648.
Craven was elected Member of Parliament in the Long Parliament for Tewkesbury in November 1640 in an election which was declared void on 6 August 1641.