Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven
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Fulwar Craven, 4th Baron Craven (died 10 November 1764) was an English
nobleman and sportsman.
He was educated at Rugby School
and Magdalen College, Oxford
. He became High Steward of Newbury
, and was about to stand for Parliament
for Berkshire
when his brother William
's death in 1739 brought him the Barony of Craven.
He was famously fond of racing and hunting, hunting on his Berkshire estates at Hamstead Marshall
and Ashdown Park
, keeping his own stud of racehorses and founding a racecourse at Lambourn
. He and his brother William founded the Craven Hunt, and he appears in James Seymour
's 1743 A Kill at Ashdown Park, a picture owned by the Craven family until 1968.
When not hunting, Craven resided at Coombe Abbey
, near Coventry
in Warwickshire
. He continued to hunt until his death at old Benham Park
in 1764 after a long illness. He was buried at Hamstead Marshall
, and being unmarried and childless, was succeeded by his nephew William
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
nobleman and sportsman.
He was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
. He became High Steward of Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
, and was about to stand for Parliament
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Berkshire
Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berkshire was a parliamentary constituency in England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
when his brother William
William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven
William Craven, 3rd Baron Craven was an English nobleman.He inherited his father's title and estates at the age of only eleven and made his home at Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire. Unfortunately, his great palace there burnt down in 1718 and his dreams of rebuilding it came to nothing. He...
's death in 1739 brought him the Barony of Craven.
He was famously fond of racing and hunting, hunting on his Berkshire estates at Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Although the village name is spelt Hamstead Marshall, the alternative Hampstead Marshall was quite commonly used in the past, and remains the official name of the civil parish...
and Ashdown Park
Ashdown House, Oxfordshire
Ashdown House is a 17th century country house in the civil parish of Ashbury in the English county of Oxfordshire. Until 1974 the house was in the county of Berkshire, and the nearby village of Lambourn remains in that county....
, keeping his own stud of racehorses and founding a racecourse at Lambourn
Lambourn
Lambourn is a large village and civil parish in the northwestern part of the ceremonial county of Berkshire in England. Its metropolitan district has a population of 4,017, and is most noted for its associations with British National Hunt racehorse training....
. He and his brother William founded the Craven Hunt, and he appears in James Seymour
James Seymour
James Seymour was an English painter, widely recognized for his equestrian art.Seymour was born in London. His father was an amateur artist and art dealer, whose other business dealings afforded young Seymour the leisure time to study art on his own, either his father's or the art at the...
's 1743 A Kill at Ashdown Park, a picture owned by the Craven family until 1968.
When not hunting, Craven resided at Coombe Abbey
Coombe Abbey
Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from an historic grade I listed building and former country house. It is located roughly midway between Coventry and Brinklow in the countryside of Warwickshire, England...
, near Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. He continued to hunt until his death at old Benham Park
Benham Park
Benham Park is a mansion in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Speen. It is located west of Newbury, not far off the A34, near the village of Marsh Benham....
in 1764 after a long illness. He was buried at Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall
Hamstead Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. Although the village name is spelt Hamstead Marshall, the alternative Hampstead Marshall was quite commonly used in the past, and remains the official name of the civil parish...
, and being unmarried and childless, was succeeded by his nephew William
William Craven, 5th Baron Craven
William Craven, 5th Baron Craven was an English nobleman.He was the son of John Craven of Whitley, Coventry in Warwickshire and succeeded his cousin, Fulwar Craven, as Baron Craven in 1764. He resided at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire....
.