James Croft (priest)

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James Croft (2 July 1784 – 9 May 1869) was Archdeacon of Canterbury from 18 June 1825{{Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae |last=Horn |first=Joyce M. |period=1541–1857 |volume=3 |pages=15–17}} until his death."The Archdeacon Of Canterbury – The Venererable James Croft, M.A."

The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 11, 1869; pg. 11; Issue 26434

The son of Robert Croft, Canon of York,Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity. Richardson, E p197: Cambridge, CUP, 2013 {{ISBN|978-1-107-02677-3}} he was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Croft was ordained in 1810 and held incumbencies at Ingoldmells, Saltwood, Great Chart and Cliffe-at-Hoo.{{acad|id=CRFT802J |name= Croft, James}}