Boodle's is a London gentlemen's club, founded in 1762 at 49-51 Pall Mall, London by Lord Shelburne the future Marquess of Lansdowne and Prime Minister, and the club came to be known after the name of its head waiter Edward Boodle. A Gentlemens club is a members club, originally for male members of the English gentry. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pall mall illustrated in Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs, published 1891 Pall mall (pronounced pal-mal or pell-mell) or palle maille was a game played in the 16th and 17th centuries, and a precursor to croquet. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... William Petty Fitzmaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne KG PC, (2 May 1737 – 7 May 1805), also known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761–1784), was a British Whig statesman. ... The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. ... A prime minister is the very most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...

In 1782 Boodle's took over the "Savoir Vivre" club house at 28 St. James's Street, London and has been based there since. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... St. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Early members of note included Charles Fox the politician, David Hume the philosopher, Adam Smith the economist, Edward Gibbon the historian, 5th Duke of Devonshire and was frequented by William Wilberforce the reformer. Beau Brummell and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington were members for a time. Brummell's last bet took place at the Club before he fled the country to France. Most recently members have included David Niven the actor, Ian Fleming the creator of James Bond and John Profumo former politician and the charity worker. Four members have been awarded the VC. Category: ... David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776)[1] was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. ... Adam Smith (baptised June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. ... Edward Gibbon (1737–1794). ... William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (December 14, 1748 - July 29, 1811), was the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family. ... William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and abolitionist who was the leader of the parliamentary campaign against the slave trade. ... Brummell, engraved from a miniature portrait. ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... David Niven (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an Academy Award-winning British actor. ... Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was a British author and journalist as well as Second World War Naval Officer, best remembered for writing the series of novels featuring the character James Bond, as well as the childrens story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, codename 007 is a fictional British agent[1] created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming, featured in several novels and short stories. ... John Dennis Profumo, CBE (January 30, 1915 – March 9, 2006), informally known as Jack Profumo, was a British politician and the central figure in the Profumo Affair of 1963, which caused severe damage to the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan and is held to have contributed to its defeat in... VC may stand for: vehicular cycling Venture capital Vice-county Victoria Cross Viet Cong Vinyl chloride Virginia Central Railway (AAR reporting mark VC) virtual circuit Visual C++ Volkov Commander (file manager) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: ISO country code This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages...

The club-house was designed by John Crunden in 1775 and the ground floor was refurbished by John Buonarotti Papworth between 1821 and 1834. John Crunden (d. ... ... John Buonarotti Papworth (24 January 1795, Marylebone, London – 16 June 1847, Little Paxton, St Neots) was a prolific architect, artist and a founder member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. ... The coronation banquet for George IV 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Trivia

• Boodle's Orange Fool [1] is a traditional club dish.
• Sir Winston Churchill was one of the few people elected to honorary membership.
• Adam Smith, a member of Boodle's, is the new face of the £20 Bank of England note in 2007.
• Boodle's is the second oldest club in the world.

Churchill redirects here. ... Adam Smith (baptised June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. ...

References

• H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4

Sir Howard Montagu Colvin is the author of A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 ISBN 0300072074 published the Yale University Press in 1997. ...

External links

• http://www.boodles.org/
• British History Online - interiors

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