Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell
Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (born 28 January 1947) is a British hereditary peer.[1]
He was educated at Portsmouth Polytechnic (BSc Mechanical Eng, 1971) and Slough Polytechnic.[2] He succeeded to the title Baron Monkswell in 1984, and was a Member of the House of Lords from 1985 to 1999. He was a Labour Party Member of Manchester City Council from 1989 to 1994.
Lord Monkswell has been an unsuccessful candidate to by-elections to the House of Lords in 2003, 2005, and 2011.
References
- ^ "Lord knows that I don't need the title". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ ‘MONKSWELL’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
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Disclaimed Title last held by William Collier
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Baron Monkswell 1984–present Member of the House of Lords (1985 – 1999) |
Incumbent |
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Created by King George III |
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Created by The Prince Regent |
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Created by King George IV |
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Created by King William IV |
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Created by Queen Victoria |
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Created by King Edward VII |
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Created by King George V |
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Created by King Edward VIII |
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Created by King George VI |
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Created by Queen Elizabeth II |
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* Current title holders, listed by date of creation, from earliest to most recent Italics in entries mean the titleholder also holds a previously listed earldom of greater precedence The Baron Grimston, The Baron Renwick, The Baron St Helens and The Baron Margadale cede precedence to the earlier-created life peer The Baron Chalfont §Disclaimed |
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