Robert Craig (1792 – November 25, 1852) was a politician and longtime member of theVirginia House of Delegates andUnited States House of Representatives, serving many terms in both bodies.Craig County, Virginia is named in his honor.

Born nearChristiansburg, Virginia, Craig attended Washington College (nowWashington and Lee University) inLexington, Virginia. He graduated from Lewisburg Academy inGreenbrier County (nowWest Virginia).

After graduating, Craig engaged in agriculture, before being elected to and serving in theVirginia House of Delegates in 1817 and 1818. He worked as a member of theVirginia Board of Public Works from 1820–1823, before being elected again to the Virginia House, serving from 1825–1829.

Craig was elected as aJacksonian Democrat to theTwenty-first andTwenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832, so he resumed agricultural pursuits.

Craig was elected again as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-fourth Congress and reelected as aDemocrat to theTwenty-fifth andTwenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841). He served as chairman of the "Committee on Revolutionary Claims" from 1837 to 1840, but did not seek renomination in 1840.

Craig moved toRoanoke County, Virginia in 1842 and resumed agricultural pursuits. He was elected again to the State House of delegates, serving one term, from 1850–1852.

He died on his plantation, "Green Hill," nearSalem, Virginia, on November 25, 1852. He was interred in the family burying ground there.

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