[a] His parents later separated and, in 1925, his mother sued his father for divorce citing the latter's relationship with Vera, Countess of Cathcart.
[5][6] His grandmother was the only daughter of Bradley Martin and his wife Cornelia, who were famed as the hosts of the Bradley-Martin Ball.
Lord Craven was a member of the East Sussex County Council in 1957 and was created a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1959.
A granddaughter of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas, she was a direct descendant of Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry.
Together, they were the parents of three children:[8] Lord Craven died in 1965 and was succeeded in the earldom by his elder son, Thomas.