John Wilson Croker was an Anglo-Irish statesman and author. Educated in Dublin, he became a Member of Parliament before being appointed to government posts in Whitehall. He is remembered mostly for his time in office during the late Napoleonic Wars as first secretary to the Admiralty.
- Occupation
- poet, politician, writer, literary critic
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Secretary to the Admiralty, member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- December 20, 1780, 1780
