Background
Brougham was born at Wellington College, Berkshire on 8 July 1888, and was educated at that School and at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Brougham was born at Wellington College, Berkshire on 8 July 1888, and was educated at that School and at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Wellington College.
His life was cut tragically short by injury and illness suffered during the First World War and he died in 1923 at the age of only 34. In 1909 he represented Oxford in the annual match against Cambridge University winning in both the singles and doubles. As a cricketer he had first represented Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship whilst still at school, and in 1907 he captained the Wellington first XI. He made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1911 and in the Varsity Match that summer scored a stylish second innings of 84, which helped to turn a close match decisively in Oxford"s favour.
The following year he also represented the Minor Counties against the South African tourists.
Although he was never a particularly prominent rugby player either school or University, he caught the attention of the England selectors after a number of fine performances on the wing for Harlequin F.C. during the 1911-1912 season, and marked his international debut with a try in an 8-0 victory over Wales at Twickenham in January 1912. He played in all four Tests in that season"s Five Nations tournament scoring further tries against Ireland and France.
After being caught in a German gas attack in 1917 he was invalided out of active service. In 1918 he contracted tuberculosis whilst commanding a battery in Northern Ireland and never fully recovered his health.
He died on 18 February 1923 at Louisiana Croix, France from the effects of phthisis.