Craven Peyton ( – 25 December 1738) of

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, was an English politician who sat in the English and

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between 1705 and 1718 and

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from 1708 until his removal in 1714.

Early life

Born , Peyton was the only son of the former Jane Robinson and Sir Robert Peyton of

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, Knight of the Shire of Middlesex. His father, a leading Exclusionist, fled to

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in 1685 due to his involvement in the

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. He "returned to England with the

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in November 1688, but died the following year, in great debt, and without having regained possession of his estates." Craven was arrested at his father's funeral but came to an agreement with his father's creditors and was released. His maternal grandfather was Lionel Robinson of Cowton Grange, Yorkshire and his paternal grandfather was Henry Peyton, examiner in

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from 1632 to 1654. He was educated at

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in 1680 before attending

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, where he matriculated on 13 May 1681, aged 17. He was a Captain of the

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's Regiment of horse in 1690.

Career

After unsuccessfully trying to stand for

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, his father's former seat in the House, in 1695, he "did not stand for Parliament again until 1705, when he was returned for

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as a nominee of the

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". Following the election, Lord Sunderland "classed Peyton as 'honest' and a gain for the Whigs, while another analysis of the 1705 Parliament noted him as 'Low Church'. Although by affiliation a Whig, Peyton’s parliamentary career was to demonstrate a more consistent adherence to the Court than to the party. He was an active Member from the outset of his career, which included regular appointments to committees dealing with many and varied issues." The death of Newcastle in July 1711 created problems for Peyton and Newcastle's other nominees due to the conflict over the Newcastle estate between the dowager Duchess of Newcastle and the late Duke's nephew and adopted heir, Lord Pelham (himself created the

in 1715). Like his friend

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, Peyton sided with the Duchess. Though the dowager Duchess reportedly would have put him up at the next election, she was "not in a position to support his candidature at Boroughbridge in 1713. Although Peyton had hoped to stand on the Wilkinson interest as well, pressure from Lord Pelham, who was opposed to Peyton due to the latter's siding with the Duchess in the inheritance dispute, forced Wilkinson to withdraw any offer of support. In the end Peyton did not contest the 1713 election." Peyton was appointed a

in April 1708 and removed from office in December 1714 following the death of Queen Anne.

Personal life

On 5 March 1708, Peyton was married to Lady Catherine Granville (b. 1666). She was the eldest daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife,

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(a daughter of Sir Peter Wyche, English ambassador to the

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).Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 2677 Lady Catherine's siblings included

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; Lady Jane Granville (wife of

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);Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14.'' 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes,

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, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000. Page 22. Lady Grace Granville (wife of

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); and John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge. Risdon, Tristram (d. 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p. 419 His wife inherited all of her father's jewels and 10,000l. In his will, Craven Peyton left inheritance to two sons, Craven Peyton the oldest and Henry Peyton. His wife, The Honorable Lady Catherine Granville, predeceased him. Peyton "died in obscurity" on 25 December 1738, aged 75, at Nutfield, Surrey.

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