James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon
- James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon
James Craig, 2nd Viscount Craigavon, Bt. (2 March 1906 - 18 May 1974) was a British hereditary peer who sat in the House of Lords. He was the son of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, he succeeded to his father's peerage upon his death in 1940.
He was educated at Eton and served in the Royal Navy. He later worked as a Ships entertainer on the Union Castle Line between Southampton and Cape Town. Lord Craigavon was married to Angela Fiona Tatchell (daughter of Percy Tatchell MRCS) and had three children:
*The Hon. Janitha Stormont Craig (married Gordon MacInnes)
*Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon
*Jacaranda Fiona Criag (married Dudley Macdonald)
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