Craven Peyton

Craven Peyton ( – 25 December 1738) of Stratton Street, Westminster, was an English politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1718 and Warden of the Mint from 1708 until his removal in 1714.

Early life Born , Peyton was the only son of the former Jane Robinson and Sir Robert Peyton of East Barnet, Knight of the Shire of Middlesex. His father, a leading Exclusionist, fled to Holland in 1685 due to his involvement in the Monmouth Rebellion. He "returned to England with the Prince of Orange in November 1688, but died the following year, in great debt, and without having regained possession of his estates." Craven was arrested at his father's funeral but came to an agreement with his father's creditors and was released.

Personal life On 5 March 1708, Peyton was married to Lady Catherine Granville (b. 1666). She was the eldest daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife, Jane Granville, Countess of Bath (a daughter of Sir Peter Wyche, English ambassador to the Ottoman Empire). Lady Catherine's siblings included Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath; Lady Jane Granville (wife of Sir William Leveson-Gower, 4th Baronet); Lady Grace Granville (wife of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret); and John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge. His wife inherited all of her father's jewels and 10,000l. In his will, Craven Peyton left inheritance to two sons, Craven Peyton the oldest and Henry Peyton. His wife, The Honorable Lady Catherine Granville, predeceased him. Peyton "died in obscurity" on 25 December 1738, aged 75, at Nutfield, Surrey.