Brooks Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooks, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom: one creation is extant (2007).
The Brooks Baronetcy, of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 March 1886 for the banker and Conservative
William Cunliffe Brooks. He sat as Member of Parliament
for Cheshire East from 1869 to 1885 and Altrincham
from 1886 to 1892 and was also a great benefactor to the town of Sale
. His father Samuel Brooks
(1792-1864) was a wealthy banker and businessman of Manchester. The title became extinct on the death of Sir William Cunliffe Brooks in 1900.
The Brooks Baronetcy, of Crawshaw Hall and Whatton House, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1891: for more information on this creation, see Baron Crawshaw
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The Brooks Baronetcy, of Manchester in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 March 1886 for the banker and Conservative
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William Cunliffe Brooks. He sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cheshire East from 1869 to 1885 and Altrincham
Altrincham (UK Parliament constituency)
Altrincham was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1945. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
from 1886 to 1892 and was also a great benefactor to the town of Sale
Sale, Greater Manchester
Sale is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the town lies on flat ground on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of the city of Manchester...
. His father Samuel Brooks
Samuel Brooks
Samuel Brooks was born at Great Harwood, near Whalley in Lancashire, England, the second son of William Brooks. In 1815 he became a partner in his father’s Blackburn-based business, Cunliffe Brooks & Co. This business supplied cotton and/or textile equipment, and also ran a bank as a sideline...
(1792-1864) was a wealthy banker and businessman of Manchester. The title became extinct on the death of Sir William Cunliffe Brooks in 1900.
The Brooks Baronetcy, of Crawshaw Hall and Whatton House, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1891: for more information on this creation, see Baron Crawshaw
Baron Crawshaw
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...
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Brooks Baronets, of Manchester (1886)
- Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet (1819-1900)