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[[File:Boodles.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Boodle's club, London]]Boodle's is a gentlemen's club located at 28 St James' Street. It is the second oldest of the various gentlemen's clubs, being founded in 1762. During the Regency, it had no real political alliance. | [[File:Boodles.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Boodle's club, London]]Boodle's is a [[Gentlemen's Clubs|gentlemen's club]] located at 28 St James' Street. It is the second oldest of the various gentlemen's clubs, being founded in 1762. During the Regency, it had no real political alliance. | ||
To become a member, a man must be proposed by a current member, and a system of black and white balls was used to vote on the prospective man's membership. A single black ball was enough to exclude him from becoming a member, giving rise to the term 'blackballed'. This system was not exclusive to Boodle's, being used in other clubs. | To become a member, a man must be proposed by a current member, and a system of black and white balls was used to vote on the prospective man's membership. A single black ball was enough to exclude him from becoming a member, giving rise to the term 'blackballed'. This system was not exclusive to Boodle's, being used in other clubs. | ||
Revision as of 03:40, 15 July 2016
Boodle's is a gentlemen's club located at 28 St James' Street. It is the second oldest of the various gentlemen's clubs, being founded in 1762. During the Regency, it had no real political alliance.
To become a member, a man must be proposed by a current member, and a system of black and white balls was used to vote on the prospective man's membership. A single black ball was enough to exclude him from becoming a member, giving rise to the term 'blackballed'. This system was not exclusive to Boodle's, being used in other clubs.
Members
- Anthony Dunford, the Duke of Claitonborough
- George Hackett, Viscount Selwyn
- Clarence Haworth, Baron Louth
- Henry Layton, Earl Parry
- The Hon. Frederick Lazenby
- The Hon. Albert Mayoh
- Edmund Mayoh, Viscount Wembury
- Mr Geoffrey Stapleton
- James Vickery, Viscount Saltash
- The Hon. Robert Vickery
- Captain the Hon. John Vickery, 60th Foot