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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 Brooks'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 Brooks's, being used in other clubs. | ||
[[File:Brooks_interior.jpg|right|thumb| | [[File:Brooks_interior.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The interior of Brooks's]] | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
* Captain [[Arthur Cartwright]], Royal Marines | * Captain [[Arthur Cartwright]], Royal Marines | ||
Revision as of 03:45, 15 July 2016
Brooks's (which is the correct spelling and punctuation!) was an exclusive gentlemen's clubs in London and is located at 60 St James' Street. Brooks's was liberal, with a largely Whiggish membership.
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 Brooks's, being used in other clubs.
Members
- Captain Arthur Cartwright, Royal Marines
- Benedict Delancey
- Patrick Grove
- Blake Pritchard, Marquess of Emerson
- Lord Gabriel Pritchard
- Commander Nathaniel Scarborough