Charlton James Blackwell Monypenny (4 November 1867 – 11 March 1947)[1] was an English-born businessman, and the 27th Laird of the Scottish estate of Pitmilly.

As a youth he was a sportsman of some renown who played rugby union for several teams including Cambridge University and the Barbarians.

Although never achieving a 'Blue' for facing Oxford in the Varsity Match, he retained his connection with the sport after leaving university, joining Bath[7] In the 1891–92 season Monypenny accepted an invitation to play for newly formed touring team the Barbarians[8] and he also turned out for Scottish exiles team London Scottish.

His younger brother, Douglas, also played for London Scottish and was capped three times for the Scotland national rugby union team.

[2][9] Sometime after leaving Cambridge Monypenny became involved with a brewing firm in Macclesfield, before immigrating to British Guiana in 1902 as a cotton and tobacco grower.