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{{Short description|British sportsman}}
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| name = The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks<ref>{{cite web |title=The Directory of Directors |url=https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Directory_of_Directors_for/VRMtAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+Hon+Marshall+Brooks&pg=PA198&printsec=frontcover |publisher=The London and Yorkshire Trust Ltd. |access-date=21 December 2024 |page=Page 198 |date=1927 |quote=The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks...}}</ref>
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| birth_date = May 30, 1855
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| birth_place = [[Haslingden]], [[Lancashire]]<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/316.html Marshall Brooks Profile on scrum.com]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Crawshawbooth]], [[Lancashire]], England<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/316.html Marshall Brooks Profile on scrum.com]</ref>
| death_date = January 5, 1944
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| death_place = [[Tarporley]], [[Cheshire]] (aged 88 years 220 days)
| death_place = [[Tarporley]], [[Cheshire]], England
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'''Marshall Brooks''' was a nineteenth century sportsman who was the British Amateur High Jump champion in 1874 and 1876, world record holder for the High Jump on three occasions, as well as a rugby union international who represented [[England national rugby union team|England]] in 1874<ref name="Scrum"/>.
'''Marshall Jones Brooks''' (30 May 1855 – 5 January 1944) was a nineteenth-century sportsman who was the British Amateur High jump champion in 1874 and 1876, world record holder for the High jump on three occasions, as well as a [[rugby union]] international who represented [[England national rugby union team|England]] in 1874.<ref name="Scrum"/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Marshall Brooks was born on May 30, 1855 in Haslingden, Lancashire, the second son of [[Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw|Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw]] of [[Crawshaw]] and Catherine Jones.<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.</ref> He attended [[Rugby School]] and went on to study at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]] from where he received his Master of Arts (M.A.).<ref name="peer">Charles Mosley, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition'', volume 1, page 961.</ref>
[[The Honourable|The Hon.]] Marshall Jones Brooks<ref>{{cite web |title=The Directory of Directors |url=https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Directory_of_Directors_for/VRMtAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+Hon+Marshall+Brooks&pg=PA198&printsec=frontcover |publisher=The London and Yorkshire Trust Ltd. |access-date=21 December 2024 |page=Page 198 |date=1927 |quote=The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks...}}</ref> was born on 30 May 1855 in [[Crawshawbooth]], Lancashire, the second son of [[Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw]] of Crawshaw Hall and Catherine Jones.<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.</ref> He attended [[Rugby School]] and went on to study at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]] from where he received his Master of Arts (M.A.).<ref name="peer">Charles Mosley, ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition'', volume 1, page 961.</ref>


==Rugby union career==
==Rugby union career==
Brooks, having played for the Rugby School side, continued his playing at Oxford and there won a blue. From Oxford he was called u for England, and made his only international appearance on February 23rd, 1874 at [[The Oval]] against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] match.<ref name="Scrum"/>
Brooks, having played for the Rugby School side, continued his playing at Oxford and there won a blue. From Oxford he was called up for England, and made his only international appearance on 23 February 1874 at [[The Oval]] against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]].<ref name="Scrum"/>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
At Oxford Brooks was also an athletics blue. He won the [[Varsity Match]] High Jump in both 1874 and 1876<ref>[http://www.achilles.org/varsitymatch/menfield/vm20.htm [[Achilles Club]] records]</ref> and went on to become the British Amateur Champion in both those years.<ref>[http://www.achilles.org/pages/awards.asp?archives.bachamps Official Site of the [[Achilles Club]]]</ref> Prior to 1912, the [[high jump]] world record was not ratified by the [[IAAF]] and therefore there is only an unofficial progression. However, on 30 Mar 1874 Brooks is said to have jumped 1.80m which at the time was the highest thus far recorded in the world.<ref name="record">[http://www.athletix.org/statistics/wrHJmen.html World Record Progression High Jump]</ref> The mark was the next year equaled by a fellow Oxford student, [[Michael George Glazebrook]], but on 17 March 1876, in Oxford, Brooks broke the record by jumping 1.83m. He broke this the next month in London, jumping 1.89m on 7th April 1876.<ref name="record"/> This mark stood for four years until broken by [[Patrick Davin]] of Ireland on 5th July 1880, in Garrick.<ref name="record"/>
At Oxford, Brooks was also an athletics blue and won the [[Varsity Match]] high jump in both 1874 and 1876<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.achilles.org/varsitymatch/menfield/vm20.htm |title=&#91;&#91;Achilles Club&#93;&#93; records |access-date=30 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927134351/http://www.achilles.org/varsitymatch/menfield/vm20.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and went on to become the [[List of British champions in high jump|British Amateur Champion]] in both those years after winning the [[AAC Championships]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18740331/024/0007 |title=The Amateur Championship Athletic competitions |work=Morning Post |date=31 March 1874 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>[http://www.achilles.org/pages/awards.asp?archives.bachamps Official Site] of the [[Achilles Club]]</ref>

Prior to 1912, the [[high jump]] world record was not ratified by the [[IAAF]] and therefore there is only an unofficial progression. However, on 30 March 1874, Brooks jumped 1.80m which at the time was the highest thus far recorded in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="record">[https://archive.today/20130226044125/http://athletix.org/?p=685 World Record Progression High Jump]</ref> The mark was the next year equaled by a fellow Oxford student, [[Michael George Glazebrook]], but on 17 March 1876, in Oxford, Brooks broke the record by jumping 1.83m. He broke this the next month in London at [[Lillie Bridge Grounds]], jumping 1.89m on 7 April 1876.<ref name="record"/> This mark stood for four years until broken by [[Patrick Davin]] of Ireland on 5 July 1880, in Garrick.<ref name="record"/>


==Later life and family==
==Later life and family==
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#Thomas Marshall Brooks b. 23 Feb 1893, d. 15 Sep 1967
#Thomas Marshall Brooks b. 23 Feb 1893, d. 15 Sep 1967
#Noel Brand Brooks b. 17 Dec 1896, d. 1984
#Noel Brand Brooks b. 17 Dec 1896, d. 1984
#Marjorie Nell Brooks b. 11 Dec 1901, d. 1993
#Marjorie Nell Brooks b. 11 Dec 1901, d. 1993, married [[Thomas Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde]].


Brooks at one point held the office of [[Justice of the Peace]] for Cheshire and also the office of Justice of the Peace for Lancashire. He died on 5 January 1944 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England.
Brooks at one point held the office of [[Justice of the Peace]] for Cheshire and also the office of Justice of the Peace for Lancashire. He died on 5 January 1944 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England.





==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 21 December 2024

The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks[1]
Birth nameMarshall Jones Brooks
Date of birth(1855-05-30)30 May 1855
Place of birthCrawshawbooth, Lancashire, England[2]
Date of death5 January 1944(1944-01-05) (aged 88)
Place of deathTarporley, Cheshire, England
SchoolRugby School
UniversityBrasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Oxford University[3] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1874 England 1

Marshall Jones Brooks (30 May 1855 – 5 January 1944) was a nineteenth-century sportsman who was the British Amateur High jump champion in 1874 and 1876, world record holder for the High jump on three occasions, as well as a rugby union international who represented England in 1874.[2]

Early life

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The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks[4] was born on 30 May 1855 in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, the second son of Thomas Brooks, 1st Baron Crawshaw of Crawshaw Hall and Catherine Jones.[5] He attended Rugby School and went on to study at Brasenose College, Oxford from where he received his Master of Arts (M.A.).[6]

Rugby union career

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Brooks, having played for the Rugby School side, continued his playing at Oxford and there won a blue. From Oxford he was called up for England, and made his only international appearance on 23 February 1874 at The Oval against Scotland.[2]

Athletics

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At Oxford, Brooks was also an athletics blue and won the Varsity Match high jump in both 1874 and 1876[7] and went on to become the British Amateur Champion in both those years after winning the AAC Championships.[8][9]

Prior to 1912, the high jump world record was not ratified by the IAAF and therefore there is only an unofficial progression. However, on 30 March 1874, Brooks jumped 1.80m which at the time was the highest thus far recorded in the world.[10][11] The mark was the next year equaled by a fellow Oxford student, Michael George Glazebrook, but on 17 March 1876, in Oxford, Brooks broke the record by jumping 1.83m. He broke this the next month in London at Lillie Bridge Grounds, jumping 1.89m on 7 April 1876.[11] This mark stood for four years until broken by Patrick Davin of Ireland on 5 July 1880, in Garrick.[11]

Later life and family

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Brooks married Florence Thomas, the daughter of Frederick Freeman Thomas and Hon. Mabel Brand, on 29 April 1889[6] with whom he had the following children:

  1. Dorothy Brooks b. 22 Mar 1890
  2. Thomas Marshall Brooks b. 23 Feb 1893, d. 15 Sep 1967
  3. Noel Brand Brooks b. 17 Dec 1896, d. 1984
  4. Marjorie Nell Brooks b. 11 Dec 1901, d. 1993, married Thomas Ashton, 2nd Baron Ashton of Hyde.

Brooks at one point held the office of Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and also the office of Justice of the Peace for Lancashire. He died on 5 January 1944 in Tarporley, Cheshire, England.

References

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  1. ^ "The Directory of Directors". The London and Yorkshire Trust Ltd. 1927. p. Page 198. Retrieved 21 December 2024. The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks...
  2. ^ a b c Marshall Brooks Profile on scrum.com
  3. ^ Francis Marshall, Football, the rugby union game, p150, (1892), Cassell:London
  4. ^ "The Directory of Directors". The London and Yorkshire Trust Ltd. 1927. p. Page 198. Retrieved 21 December 2024. The Hon. Marshall Jones Brooks...
  5. ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  6. ^ a b Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 961.
  7. ^ "[[Achilles Club]] records". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  8. ^ "The Amateur Championship Athletic competitions". Morning Post. 31 March 1874. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Official Site of the Achilles Club
  10. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b c World Record Progression High Jump
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