James William McCraith

Sir James William McCraith, JP (19 March 1853 – 9 July 1928) was a local politician who served as the Conservative and Unionist Party Leader in Nottingham.

Background McCraith was born on 19 March 1853, the second son of William McCraith (d. 1884), of Southwick, Stewarty of Kirkcudbright, an official in the Midland Railway Company, and his wife Sarah (d. 1897), daughter of James York, of Northamptonshire. His elder brother was Sir John Tom McCraith, a prominent Unionist on Nottingham City Council who was knighted for his political service in 1904.

McCraith attended the King's School in Grantham, He was a long-serving Trustee of the Nottingham Savings Bank. Major Bernard McCraith Royal Engineers (1880–1919), who died of pneumonia; Kenneth York; and Violet Muriel. The elder McCraith died at his home in The Park, Nottingham, on 9 July 1928.