Henry Page Croft
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The Right Honourable The Lord Croft CMG TD |
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| Under-Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 1940–1945 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cobham |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Nathan |
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| Born |
22 June 1881 Fanhams Hall, Ware, Hertfordshire |
| Died | 7 December 1947 (age 66) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative, National Party (1917) |
| Alma mater | Eton College, Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
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| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1900–1924 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | Hertfordshire Regiment |
| Commands | 68th Brigade |
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Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft, CMG, TD (22 June 1881 – 7 December 1947) was a decorated British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
He was born at Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Benyon Croft (1843 – 1912) a naval officer and a major benefactor of the Richard Hale School, and Anne Elizabeth (1843 – 1921). His father held the office of High Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1892. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hertfordshire and held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hertfordshire.
He was the grandson of Reverend Richard Croft, rector at Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, and Charlotte Leonora Russell. He was the great grandson of Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet and Margaret Denman, daughter of Dr. Thomas Denman and Elizabeth Brodie and the sister of Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman who became Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
His mother was the daughter of Henry Page of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was an astute businessman and had built up a very prosperous grain trade and a malster business. He left his large fortune including Fanhams Hall, a large country house and estate located in Ware, to his daughter Anne and her husband, Richard.
He was educated first at Eton College, until the death of his housemaster, then at Shrewsbury and finally at Trinity Hall, where he was a Volunteer and an oarsman. Upon leaving Cambridge Croft joined the family business.
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