Baron Crawshaw
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Baron Crawshaw, of Crawshaw in the County of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1892 for Sir Thomas Brooks, 1st Baronet
. He notably served as High Sheriff of Lancashire
in 1884. Brooks had already been created a Baronet, of Crawshaw Hall in the County of Lancaster, in 1891. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997.
The seat of the Brooks family is Whatton House near Loughborough
in Leicestershire
.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1892 for Sir Thomas Brooks, 1st Baronet
Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw
Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw was a British peer.Brooks was the son of John Brooks, a quarry owner, of Crawshaw Hall, Lancashire. He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1884...
. He notably served as High Sheriff of Lancashire
High Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
in 1884. Brooks had already been created a Baronet, of Crawshaw Hall in the County of Lancaster, in 1891. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997.
The seat of the Brooks family is Whatton House near Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
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Barons Crawshaw (1892)
- Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron CrawshawThomas Brooks, 1st Baron CrawshawThomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw was a British peer.Brooks was the son of John Brooks, a quarry owner, of Crawshaw Hall, Lancashire. He served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1884...
(1825–1908) - William Brooks, 2nd Baron Crawshaw (1853–1929)
- Gerald Beach Brooks, 3rd Baron Crawshaw (1884–1946)
- William Michael Clifton Brooks, 4th Baron Crawshaw (1933–1997)
- David Gerald Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (b. 1934)