Calcraft

Article summary

Calcraft is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Calcraft (born 1960), former Australian rugby union player * Granby Hales Calcraft (1802–1855), British Member of Parliament and army captain, son of John Calcraft the younger * Granby Thomas Calcraft (1770–1820), British major-general and Member of Parliament, son of John Calcraft * Joe Calcraft (1929–1976), Australian dairy farmer and politician * John Calcraft (1726–1772), English army agent and politician * John Calcraft (the younger) (1765–1831), English Member of Parliament, illegitimate elder son and heir of John Calcraft * John Hales Calcraft (1796–1880), British Member of Parliament, son of John Calcraft the younger * John Calcraft (1831–1868), British Member of Parliament, grandson of John Calcraft * Thomas Calcraft (1738–1783), English Member of Parliament, brother of John Calcraft * William Calcraft (1800–1879), English hangman

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1960 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1308429935