Baron Crook
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Baron Crook, of Carshalton
in the County of Surrey
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1947 for Reginald Crook
, later Chairman of the National Dock Labour Board. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
Carshalton
Carshalton is a suburban area of the London Borough of Sutton, England. It is located 10 miles south-southwest of Charing Cross, situated in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the centre of the village. The combined population of the five wards...
in the County of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1947 for Reginald Crook
Reginald Crook, 1st Baron Crook
Reginald Douglas Crook, 1st Baron Crook , was a British civil servant and United Nations official.A member of the Labour Party, he became a senior civil servant. In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Crook, of Carshalton in the County of Surrey...
, later Chairman of the National Dock Labour Board. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
Barons Crook (1947)
- Reginald Douglas Crook, 1st Baron CrookReginald Crook, 1st Baron CrookReginald Douglas Crook, 1st Baron Crook , was a British civil servant and United Nations official.A member of the Labour Party, he became a senior civil servant. In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Crook, of Carshalton in the County of Surrey...
(1901–1989) - Douglas Edwin Crook, 2nd Baron Crook (1926–2001)
- Robert Douglas Edwin Crook, 3rd Baron Crook (b. 1955)