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