Brooks had already been created a baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, of Crawshaw Hall and Whatton House, on 9 February 1891.
As of 2013[update] the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 1997.
The family seat is Whatton House near Loughborough in Leicestershire.
The heir presumptive is the present holder's nephew, Edward Samuel Brooks (b.
Next in line is the present holder's cousin Timothy Allan William Brooks (b.