James craig biography
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Edinburgh's New Town |
James Craig lived from 31 October to 23 June He was a Scottish architect primarily remembered for his role in laying out Edinburgh's New Town. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
James Craig was born in Edinburgh and educated at George Watson's School. He was the son of William Craig, a merchant, and Mary Thomson, sister of the poet James Thomson. In Craig left school to take up an apprenticeship with the mason Patrick Jamieson. Nine years later he was recognised as a fully qualified mason by Edinburgh's guild of masons and wrights.
Edinburgh in the early s had a problem. It was one of the most densely populated places on earth, and one of the most squalid. What is now called the Old Town comprised tightly packed high-rise tenements in which rich and poor lived side by side: or, more commonly, those who could afford it chose to live on
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James Craig (actor)
American actor (died )
For other people named James Craig, see James Craig (disambiguation).
James Craig | |
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Craig in Boys' Ranch () | |
| Born | James Henry Meador ()February 4, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, () (aged&#;73) Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
| Other&#;names | James Mead |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouse(s) | Yorick Veenma () Sumie Jossi (–) Jil Jarmyn (–) (divorced) Mary June Ray (?-?) |
| Children | 3 |
James Craig (born James Henry Meador,[1] February 4, - June 27, ) was an American actor. He is best known for appearances in films like Kitty Foyle () and The Devil and Daniel Webster (), and his stint as a leading man at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the s where he appeared in films like The Human Comedy ().
Biography
[edit]He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and studied at the Rice Institute (now Rice University), planning a career in medicine. After graduation he worked for a time
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James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from to
For other uses, see James Craig (disambiguation).
James Craig, 1st Viscount CraigavonPCPC (NI)DL (8 January – 24 November ), was a leading Irish unionist and a key architect of Northern Ireland as a devolved region within the United Kingdom. During the Home Rule Crisis of –14, he defied the British government in preparing an armed resistance in Ulster to an all-Ireland parliament. He accepted partition as a final settlement, securing the opt out of six Ulster counties from the dominion statehood accorded Ireland under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. From then until his death in , he led the Ulster Unionist Party and served nordlig Ireland as its first Prime Minister. He publicly characterised his administration as a "Protestant" counterpart to the "Catholic state" nationalists had established in the south. Craig was created a baronett in and raised to the Peerage in
Early life
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