Birth name | Charlton James Blackwell Monypenny | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 November 1867 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hampstead, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 March 1947 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Caversham Heights, England | ||||||||||||||||
School | Fettes College | ||||||||||||||||
University | Jesus College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Douglas Monypenny, brother | ||||||||||||||||
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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.