Background
Croft was the son of Sir Archer Denman Croft, 8th Baronet and his wife Julia Barbara Corbet, widow of Athelstan Corbet and daughter of General Garstin.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Croft was the son of Sir Archer Denman Croft, 8th Baronet and his wife Julia Barbara Corbet, widow of Athelstan Corbet and daughter of General Garstin.
He was educated at Eton College and at Merton College, Oxford graduating Bachelor in 1860 and Master of Arts in 1864.
He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1861 and went the Oxford Circuit. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1865. He was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Herefordshire and a lieutenant in the Herefordshire Militia.
He held the seat until the 1874 general election, when he did not stand again.
From 1892 until his death, he held the post of Inspector of Constabulary for the North of England. Croft died at his residence, Lugwardine Court, Herefordshire, 11 February 1902, at the age of 63.
Herbert Archer Croft (1868–1915), who succeeded as 10th Baronet
Hugh Matthew Finnes Croft (b 1874)
William Denman Croft (1879–1968).
20th United Kingdom Parliament]
Throughout his life he evinced considerable interest in local affairs, and was a member of the county council, chairman of the Hereford county bench of magistrates, and deputy-chairman of the Court of quarter sessions. At the 1868 general election Croft was elected as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Herefordshire.
