| Norman Carlyle Craig | |
| Constituency Mp: | Isle of Thanet |
| Term Start: | 1910 |
| Term End: | 14 October 1919 |
| Predecessor: | Harry Hananel Marks |
| Successor: | Esmond Harmsworth |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1868 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Spouse: | Dorothy Stone |
| Relations: | Maurice Craig (psychiatrist), brother |
| Alma Mater: | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Navy |
| Rank: | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Battles: | World War I |
Lieutenant-Commander Norman Carlyle Craig KC (15 November 1868 – 14 October 1919), was the Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for the Isle of Thanet from 1910 until his death in 1919.[1]
Born on 15 November 1868, the son of William Simpson Craig, a doctor from Ham Common. He was brother of the prominent psychiatrist Sir Maurice Craig.
Craig was educated at Bedford School and as a classical scholar at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in 1892, appointed King's Counsel in 1909, and as a Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1919.[2]
In January 1910, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Isle of Thanet, and was re-elected in 1918.
In 1912, he booked a passage to America on board the RMS Titanic. However, he cancelled his trip and was not on board when the vessel sank on 15 April.[3] He cancelled his trip at such short notice that his name still appeared on the printed list of the Titanic's first-class passengers.[4] This led to early newspaper reports that he was among the victims of the sinking.
During the First World War he became a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
In 1918, Craig married Dorothy Stone of Hoylake. He died on 14 October 1919 after failing to recover from an unspecified operation.