Sir Herbert Croft, 9th Baronet

Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, 9th Baronet, DL (25 July 1838 – 11 February 1902),[2] was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1874.

Croft was the son of Sir Archer Denman Croft (1801–1865), 8th Baronet and his wife Julia Barbara Corbet (1802–1864), widow of Athelstan Corbet and daughter of Major General John Garstin (1756–1820).

Throughout his life he evinced considerable interest in local affairs, and was a member of the county council, chairman of the Hereford county bench of magistrates, and deputy-chairman of the Court of quarter sessions.

[4] From 1892 until his death, he held the post of Inspector of Constabulary for the North of England.

[5] Croft died at his residence, Lugwardine Court, Herefordshire, 11 February 1902, at the age of 63.

Sir Herbert Croft, 9th Baronet
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