| 8. | Sir John Croft, 1st Baronet was born on 21 March 1778 in Oporto, Portugal (son of John Croft and Henrietta Maria Tunstall); died on 5 Feb. 1862. Other Events:
- Decoration: Fellow of the Royal Society (F.R.S.)
- Decoration: Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword
- Degree: Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
- Hereditary Title: 1st Baron Serra da Estrella [Portugal]
- Office: Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for Kent
- Office: Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent
- Residence: Doddington Place, Doddington, Kent, England
- Residence: Cowling Hall, Yorkshire, England
- Occupation: 19 May 1803; Esquire to the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks K.B. at his Installation
- Hereditary Title: 17 Dec. 1818; 1st Baronet, of Cowling Hall in the County of York [U.K., 1818]
Notes:
"He did good service during the Peninsula war in Portugal and Spain, by procuring information for the Duke of Wellington, and in distributing the British Parliamentary grant of £100,000 for the relief of the Portuguese."
"In 1803 Sir John was appointed by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, then president of the Royal Society, one of his esquires at his installation as a K.B."
John married Anne Knox Radcliffe on 24 July 1827. Anne (daughter of Rev. John Radcliffe) died on 5 March 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1910 - 1979 (68 years)
