Norman Everard Brookes (1877 - 1968)

Born 14 Nov 1877 in St Kilda, Victoria

Husband of Mabel Balcombe (Emmerton) Brookes DBE — married 1911 in Victoria, Australia

Died 28 Sep 1968 at age 90 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Norman Brookes is Notable.

Norman was born in 1877. He passed away in 1968.

Norman Brookes was born on 14 November 1877 at St Kilda, Victoria (Australia), youngest son of William Brookes, contractor, mining entrepreneur and manufacturer, and his wife Catherine Margaret, née Robinson. ^[1]

On 19 April 1911 at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Brookes had married 20-year-old Mabel Balcombe, daughter of Harry Emmerton, a solicitor; they had three daughters.

During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles, Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 and the Australasian Championships in 1911. Brookes also won four major doubles championships – two at Wimbledon, one each at the U.S. Nationals and Australian Championships. Norman Brookes was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions. Note that the Australian Open men's singles trophy, the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, is named in his honour. After his active playing career Brookes became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.

Norman Brookes was Knighted in 1939 in recognition of service to public service mainly for his work as President of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia.

Sir Norman Brookes died at his home, Elm Tree House, South Yarra, on 28 September 1968 ^[2] and was buried in St Kilda cemetery. His wife and two daughters survived him.

Sir Norman Brookes was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977.

Sir Norman Brookes was later inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996.

Sources

1. ↑ Government of Victoria. Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 09 Aug 2023). Birth Index. Index entry for Norman Everard BROOKES. Mother's name: Catherine Margaret; Mother's family name at birth: ROBINSON; Father's name: William; Place of birth: ST KI; Reg. year: 1878; Reg. number: 5522/1878
2. ↑ Government of Victoria. Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 09 Aug 2023). Death Index. Index entry for Norman Everard BROOKES. Mother's name: Catherine Margaret; Mother's family name at birth: ROBINSON; Father's name: BROOKES William; Place of Birth: Melbourne; Place of death: South Yarra; Age at Death: 90; Reg. year: 1968; Reg. number: 24156/1968

• Victoria BDM, Marriage Reg. No. 2940/1911

• Norman Brookes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 17th of September, 2020. at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Brookes

• W. H. Frederick, Brookes, Sir Norman Everard (1877–1968), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brookes-sir-norman-everard-5373/text9091, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 17 September 2020.

• Grave record for Sir Norman Everard Brookes K.B. Chev.Leg. D'Honneur (14 Nov 1877 - 1 Oct 1968), Billion Graves Record 26781781 St Kilda East, Port Phillip City, Victoria, Australia. first accessed online on the 17th of September 2020 at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/Norman-Everard-Brookes/26781781 (includes gravestone photograph)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188751474/norman-everard-brookes : accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for Norman Everard Brookes (14 Nov 1877–28 Sep 1968), Find a Grave Memorial no. 188751474, citing St. Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Port Phillip City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by letemrip (contributor 49084452) . (no gravestone photograph)

• Sport Australia Hall of Fame

• International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Australian Tennis Hall of Fame