William Gibson Craig
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Sir William Gibson Craig, 2nd Baronet (2 August 1797–12 March 1878), was a Scottish politician.
He was the eldest son of Sir James Gibson Craig, 1st Baronet. He became an advocate in 1820 and was Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1837 to 1841 and for Edinburgh from 1841 to 1852. He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Lord John Russell's government from 1846 to 1852. He was Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet from 1862 until his death. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1863.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by: Sir George Clerk, Bt | Member of Parliament for Midlothian 1837–1841 | Succeeded by: William Ramsay Ramsay |
| Preceded by: Sir John Campbell | Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1841–1852 | Succeeded by: Thomas Babington Macaulay |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by: Henry Bingham Baring William Cripps Swynford Carnegie Ralph Neville | Junior Lord of the Treasury 1846–1852 | Succeeded by: Marquess of Chandos The Lord Henry Lennox Thomas Bateson |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by: James Gibson Craig | Baronet (of Carmichael) 1850–1878 | Succeeded by: James Gibson Craig |
