William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven

William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven DL (18 August 1809 – 25 August 1866), styled Viscount Uffington until 1825, was a British peer.

Craven was the son of William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, and succeeded in the earldom in 1825. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.

Craven was commissioned a captain in the Berkshire Regiment of Militia on 14 February 1829. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire on 11 January 1831 and of Berkshire on 20 October 1831. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire in 1853, and held the office until 1856, when he resigned due to ill-health. He gave the architect W. Eden Nesfield his first important commission, which was to build a new wing to Combe Abbey.

Lord Craven married Lady Emily Mary Grimston, daughter of James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, on 5 September 1835. They had nine children:

Emily Mary, Countess of Craven, survived her husband by more than 30 years, and died in London 21 May 1901.

Lord Craven was the owner of the racehorse Charity which won the 1841 Grand National.

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