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David Gerald Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (born 14 September 1934 – ) is a British peer and politician.[1]

Life

He was born the son of Gerald Brooks, 3rd Baron Crawshaw and his wife Marjory Sheila Clifton and was educated at Eton College and the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester.

He was High Sheriff of Leicestershire for 1985–86, has been President of Leicester Conservative Association since 2001 and president of Leicestershire Agricultural Society since 2009.

After the death of his brother William Brooks, 4th Baron Crawshaw in 1997 Brooks inherited his title and a seat in the House of Lords which he took on 8 December 1998, subsequently losing it as a result of the House of Lords Act 1999. He has not since stood for re-election.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of David Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw
Notes
Coat of arms of the Brooks family
Coronet
A coronet of a Baron
Crest
A Demi Lion proper maned Argent charged on the shoulder with a Fountain and holding in the paws a Pheon in bend sinister proper stringed Or
Escutcheon
Argent three Bars wavy Azure a Cross Fleury Erminois in chief a Fountain
Supporters
Dexter: a Stag Argent; Sinister: a Horse Argent, each collared wavy Azure and suspended from the collar an Escutcheon Erminois charged with a Fountain
Motto
Finem Respice (Consider the end)

References

  1. ^ David Gerald Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw of Crawshaw thepeerage

External links

Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byWilliam Brooks Baron Crawshaw 1997–present Incumbent
Current hereditary barons of the United Kingdom
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