William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st baronet
1819–1900
Banker and politician. BA, Cambridge, 1842. Called to the bar, 1848. Partner in the firm of Cunliffes, Brooks and Co., London and Manchester. MP for East Cheshire, 1869–85; Altrincham, 1886–92. Created baronet, 1886.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
Modern English biography
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
Modern English biography: Modern English biography, containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. By Frederick Boase. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro, Cornwall: the author. 1892–1921.
