Walter Cradock (Craddock, Cradoc) (c. 1606 – 1659) was a Welsh Anglican clergyman, who became a travelling evangelical preacher.
[2] From late in 1634 Cradock spent almost a year in Wrexham, preaching, and making a convert of Morgan Llwyd.
With John Miles, Cradock, Erbery, Powell, and Llwyd are the group of recognised Puritan leaders, who founded the later Welsh Nonconformist congregations, whether Baptist, Congregationalist, Presbyterian or Quaker.
[6][7] In 1641 Cradock was in the group of preachers for Wales authorized by the Long Parliament : others were Erbery, Ambrose Mostyn, Richard Symonds, and Henry Walter.
[5] Parliament renewed similar authority, in 1645 and 1646, with funding;[8][9] it was also specified that Symonds, Henry Walter and Cradock should preach in Welsh.