Background
Craven was born at Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of Joshua Craven and his wife Annual
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Craven was born at Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of Joshua Craven and his wife Annual
His father was a wool spinner and manufacturer who established a worsted mill in Thornton in 1831. Craven lived at Ashfield, Thornton near Bradford. He died at the age of 89
Craven married Ellen Knowles in 1845.
23rd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament]
Craven was a member of Bradford Chamber of Commerce and a Governor of Thornton School and of the Crossley Orphanage. In Craven was elected as the Member of Parliament for Shipley at the 1885 general election and held the seat until he stood down at the 1892 election.