| Birth name | Marshall Jones Brooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 1944 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Tarporley, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Brasenose College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall 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.[1]