Brooks's
Brooks's (which is the correct spelling and punctuation!) was an exclusive gentlemen's club 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