Sir Richard Marsh Crofton (6 April 1891 – 27 May 1955) was an Indian Civil Service and British Indian Army officer who served as 1st Prime Minister of Bahawalpur between 1942 and 1947. He was knighted in the 1945 Birthday Honours. He died in 1955. References 1891 births 1955 deaths People from Liskeard Prime Ministers of Bahawalpur (princely state) Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire Indian Civil Service (British India) officers British Indian Army officers Knights Bachelor British people in colonial India