Charlton Monypenny

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Charlton Monypenny
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Birth nameCharlton James Blackwell Monypenny
Date of birth(1867-11-04)4 November 1867
Place of birth Hampstead, England
Date of death11 March 1947(1947-03-11) (aged 79)
Place of death Caversham Heights, England
School Fettes College
University Jesus College, Cambridge
Notable relative(s) Douglas Monypenny, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Cambridge University ()
– Bath ()
– London Scottish F.C. ()
– Barbarian F.C. ()

Charlton James Blackwell Monypenny (4 November 1867 – 11 March 1947) [1] was an English-born businessman, and the 27th Laird of the Scottish estate of Pitmilly. As a youth he was a sportsman of some renown who played rugby union for several teams including Cambridge University and the Barbarians. He was president of Cambridge University Athletics Club, for a period was the World Record holder for the 150-yard dash and was one of the fastest men in the world over 100 metres.

Personal history

Monypenny was born in Hampstead, London in 1867 to James Robert Blackwell Monypenny, 26th Laird of Pitmilly and Mary Elizabeth Lane. [2] He was educated at Fettes College before matriculating to Jesus College, Cambridge in October 1889. Monypenny threw himself into sporting life at Cambridge and received three sporting 'Blues' for athletics between 1890 and 1892 in the 100 and 440 yards, [1] taking the 440 yards title and setting a Varsity record in the 1892 meet. [3] While at Cambridge he achieved two running records, the World Record for the 150-yard dash (14.8 secs) [4] and the Cambridge quarter of a mile track record (49.5 secs) which stood until 1931. [1] In 1891 Monypenny was recognised as the seconded fastest man in the world behind American Luther Cary, recording a time of 10.8 seconds in the 100-metre sprint on 22 July. [5] [6] The next year, although recording an identical time of 10.8 seconds, he was judged the joint fastest men in the world that year, along with American athlete Cecil Lee. [5] [6]

Monypenny, back row, second from left with the Jesus College XV in 1889 Jesus College rugby XV 1889.jpeg
Monypenny, back row, second from left with the Jesus College XV in 1889

As well as athletics, Monypenny also joined the Cambridge University rugby team. Although never achieving a 'Blue' for facing Oxford in the Varsity Match, he retained his connection with the sport after leaving university, joining Bath [7] In the 1891–92 season Monypenny accepted an invitation to play for newly formed touring team the Barbarians [8] and he also turned out for Scottish exiles team London Scottish. His younger brother, Douglas, also played for London Scottish and was capped three times for the Scotland national rugby union team.

Monypenny married Emila Sybil Wetenhall, daughter of Cecil Algernon Salisbury Wetenhall from Northampton. They had a daughter, Phoebe who became the heiress of Monypenny of Pitmilly. [2] [9]

Sometime after leaving Cambridge Monypenny became involved with a brewing firm in Macclesfield, before immigrating to British Guiana in 1902 as a cotton and tobacco grower. While in South America he remarried and had another four children from this second marriage. [2] He remained in British Guiana until 1912 when he moved to Barbados. [1] Monypenny remained in the Caribbean until 1922 when he returned to Britain living in Finchampstead. [1] He remained there until 1930 when he moved to Caversham Heights in Reading; remaining there until his death in 1947. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Monypenny, Charlton James Blackwell (MNPY889CJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. 1 2 3 Sewell, Robert (2006). "Monypenny of Pitmilly" . Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Varsity Match 400m Men". Achilles.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Last Year's Records Allowed" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 May 1892. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Charlton J. Monypenny, Athletics profile". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Men, 100-metre statistics 1891–1900". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  7. ↑ Owen, O.L., ed. (1956). Playfair Rugby Football Annual 1955–56. London: Playfair Books Ltd. p. 78.
  8. ↑ Starmer-Smith, Nigel (1977). The Barbarians. Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. p. 227. ISBN   0-86007-552-4.
  9. ↑ "Monypenny of Pitmilly" (PDF). Monypenny of Pitmilly. 23 August 1957. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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