Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron

1806 - 1869  (63 years)

• Name	Edward Crofton
  Suffix	2nd Baron
  Birth	1 Aug 1806
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Dec 1869
  Person ID	I682	May
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Hon. Sir Edward Crofton, 3rd Baronet,   b. 23 Oct 1778   d. 8 Jan 1816 (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Lady Charlotte Stewart
  Family ID	F261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Georgina Paget,   b. 29 Aug 1800   d. 9 Nov 1875 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1833	Saint James, Westminster, Lonfon Uk   [1]
  Children	1. Edward Henry Churchill Crofton, 3rd Baron,   b. 21 Oct 1834, London Engand d. 22 Sep 1912, Mountbellow, Ireland (Age 77 years)   2. Hon Charles St George (married cousin (5)) Crofton,   b. 1 Feb 1836   d. 2 Feb 1895 (Age 59 years)   3. Hon. Alfred Henry Crofton,   b. 2 Apr 1837   d. 29 Oct 1881 (Age 44 years)   4. Captain Hon. Francis George Crofton,   b. 7 Jun 1838, Roscommon Ireland d. 30 Sep 1900, Dublin, Ireland (Age 62 years)   5. Hon. Augusta Caroline Crofton,   b. 16 Oct 1839   d. 5 Sep 1928 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2024

  
  

• Notes

  From the “Crofton Memoirs” “In the 1850’s Sir Edwaard was the popular people’s champion of county Roscommon, the man who, successfully, spearheaded the campaign to bring the railway to Roscommon TOwn. In doing so he had to contend with diverse oppositng interest among rival companies and politicians from outside the county.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S85] London Illustrated News.