There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Brooks, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom: one creation is extant as of 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

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William Cunliffe Brooks Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet, (30 September 1819 – 9 June 1900) was an English barrister, banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1869 and 1892. Life Brooks was the son of Samuel Brooks, a b ...

. He sat as

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for Cheshire East from 1869 to 1885 and

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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 Thomas Brooks for more information on this creation, see

Baron Crawshaw 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. He notably served as H ...

Brooks baronets, of Manchester (1886)

Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet, (30 September 1819 – 9 June 1900) was an English barrister, banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1869 and 1892. Life Brooks was the son of Samuel Brooks, a ...

(1819–1900)

Brooks baronets, of Crawshaw Hall and Whatton House (1891)

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References

*Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors) (1990). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, *

External links

Short biographies of Samuel Brooks and Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet
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