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Baron Crawshaw, of Crawshaw in the County Palatine of Lancaster and of Whatton in the County of Leicester is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 August 1892 for Sir Thomas Brooks, 1st Baronet.[1] He notably served as High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1884. Brooks had already been created a baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, of Crawshaw Hall and Whatton House, on 9 February 1891. As of 2013[update] the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997.
The family seat is Whatton House near Loughborough in Leicestershire.
Barons Crawshaw (1892)
[edit]- Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw (15 May 1825 – 5 February 1908)[2][3]
- William Brooks, 2nd Baron Crawshaw (16 October 1853 – 19 January 1929)[2][3]
- Gerald Beach Brooks, 3rd Baron Crawshaw (1 April 1884 – 21 October 1946)[2][3]
- William Michael Clifton Brooks, 4th Baron Crawshaw (25 March 1933 – 7 November 1997)[2][3]
- David Gerald Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (born 14 September 1934)[3]
The heir presumptive is the present holder's nephew, Edward Samuel Brooks (b. 1969).[3]
Coat of arms
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References
[edit]- ↑ "No. 26328". The London Gazette. 23 September 1892. p. 5383.
- 1 2 3 4 Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (99th ed.). London: Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing. 1949. p. 505.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. pp. P410–P411. ISBN 033354577X.
Attribution
[edit]- Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean & Son. p. 276.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 253.
