Richard Craig

Richard W. Craig (August 26, 1877 – July 16, 1966) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927. For part of this time he served as a cabinet minister in the government of John Bracken.

Early life and education Craig was born in Underwood, Ontario, Craig was called to the Manitoba bar the following year.

Career He worked as a barrister-at-law, and was appointed to the bench of the Law Society of Manitoba in 1916. From 1912 to 1916, he was Crown Prosecutor for the city of Winnipeg. In 1916, he was named King's Counsel. Craig also served as chair of the Winnipeg School Board, the Social Service Council of Canada, and the Winnipeg Canadian Club.

Craig was initially Conservative, and endorsed the Manitoba Conservative Party in the 1915 election on the grounds that it was more supportive of higher education than was the Manitoba Liberal Party. He later left the Conservatives, and was elected to Manitoba's legislature in the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the newly formed Progressive Association in Winnipeg. As the government's only Winnipeg representative, Craig was assured of a cabinet position. He was appointed as the province's Attorney General on August 8, 1922.