Arthur Edward Lowther (Midge) Crofton, 4th Baron

1866 - 1942  (75 years)

• Name	Arthur Edward Lowther (Midge) Crofton
  Suffix	4th Baron
  Birth	7 Aug 1866
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jun 1942	Mote Park Roscommon Ireland   [1]
  Person ID	I673	May
  Last Modified	6 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Hon Charles St George (married cousin (5)) Crofton,   b. 1 Feb 1836   d. 2 Feb 1895 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Theresa Augusta Bunbury-Tighe
  Marriage	19 Oct 1864
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Castle Hewitson,   b. 1862   d. 19 Jan 1923 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1893  [2]
  Children	1. Hon. Edward Charles Crofton,   b. 18 Jan 1896, Ireland d. 25 Nov 1936, Athlone, Westmeath Ireland (Age 40 years)   2. Hon. Eileen Mabel Lowther Crofton,   b. 24 Mar 1894   d. 1972 (Age 77 years)   3. Hon. Arthur Marcus Lowther Crofton,   b. 7 Sep 1898   d. 23 May 1962 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Educated at Wellington. In 1886, he entered The Northumberland Fusiliers, was promoted Captain in 1895 In 1886 he became adjutant of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion. He succeeded to title in 1912. During true last war he served as Lieutenant-Colonel, and was mentioned in the dispatches. Lord Crofton was D.L. for Roscommon. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] The Times, June 17 1942. [S29] The Peerage. [S26] The Times.