Background
Crawford was the son of William Crawford, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Crawford was the son of William Crawford, Member of Parliament
See the Colvin family for more on these connections) He was chairman of the East Indian and the Mexican Railway Companies. In 1869, he became a Governor of the Bank of England, having earlier served as its Deputy Governor He was also a Commissioner of Lieutenancy for London, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 1852 he was proposed for the City of London, but declined to become a candidate although 3765 votes had been cast for him.
At the 1857 general election Crawford was elected Member of Parliament for the City of London.
He held the seat until 1874. Crawford married Margaret Urquhart Cruikshank, daughter of the Review
John Cruickshank, of Turriff, Scotland in 1836. Crawford died at the age of 76 in 1889.
The caricature hangs on the 5th floor of Norman Shaw North, a building which houses many MPs.
The caricature is signed by Robert Wigram Crawford himself.
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Crawford stood for parliament at Harwich in 1851, where he was elected Member of Parliament when the sitting member was unseated on petition, but was himself displaced on petition because it was alleged that the poll had closed three minutes before the legal hour.