Background
Close-Brooks was born as "Close" at Naples, Italy, the son of James Close. His father was an adviser to Ferdinand II of Naples and lived at Antibes.
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John Close
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He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a proficient rower.
Career
He also became a director of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. He assumed the additional surname of Brooks on 14 February 1889. He was a Justice of the Peace and was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1911.
Close-Brooks lived at Birtles Hall, Chelford, Cheshire, where he died at the age of 63.
Close"s brothers James and William both rowed for Cambridge in the boat race. William Brooks Close established the firm of Close Brothers.
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United Kingdom