Henry Chapman (rower)
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Henry Chapman was an English 19th century rower who four times won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur championship of the River Thames
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Chapman lived in London and rowed as a member of Crescent Club. He first competed in the Wingfield Sculls in 1838 when the event was won by H Wood. Chapman won the event in 1839 against C Pollock and Crockford. However in 1840 he was away in Boulogne because he was suffering from ill-health and so he could not compete. He lost the event in 1841 to Thomas Lowten Jenkins
after he suffered a rheumatic attack. However he won the Wingfield Sculls in 1842 and 1843 when he beat S Wallace. In 1844 he lost to Thomas Bumpsted
but reversed the result in 1845. Also in 1845 he competed at Henley Royal Regatta
when he came third in the Diamond Challenge Sculls
behind S Wallace and J W Conant, and runner up in Silver Wherries partnering E G Peacock.
In 1848 Chapman was signatory to the revised rules of the Wingfields Sculls which changed the course, outlawed fouling and specified umpiring arrangements. Other signatories were Patrick Colquhoun
, John Walmisley
and Thomas Howard Fellows
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River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
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Chapman lived in London and rowed as a member of Crescent Club. He first competed in the Wingfield Sculls in 1838 when the event was won by H Wood. Chapman won the event in 1839 against C Pollock and Crockford. However in 1840 he was away in Boulogne because he was suffering from ill-health and so he could not compete. He lost the event in 1841 to Thomas Lowten Jenkins
Thomas Lowten Jenkins
Thomas Lowten Jenkins was an English barrister and rower who twice won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur championship of the River Thames....
after he suffered a rheumatic attack. However he won the Wingfield Sculls in 1842 and 1843 when he beat S Wallace. In 1844 he lost to Thomas Bumpsted
Thomas Bumpsted
Thomas Brooks Bumpsted was an English surgeon and rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta when it was first competed in 1844 and who also won the Wingfield Sculls in 1844....
but reversed the result in 1845. Also in 1845 he competed at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
when he came third in the Diamond Challenge Sculls
Diamond Challenge Sculls
The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England...
behind S Wallace and J W Conant, and runner up in Silver Wherries partnering E G Peacock.
In 1848 Chapman was signatory to the revised rules of the Wingfields Sculls which changed the course, outlawed fouling and specified umpiring arrangements. Other signatories were Patrick Colquhoun
Patrick Colquhoun (lawyer)
Sir Patrick Colquhoun QC was a British diplomat, legal writer and sculler who was considered the father of Cambridge rowing....
, John Walmisley
John Walmisley
John Richard Lambert Walmisley was an English rower who twice won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur sculling championship of the River Thames....
and Thomas Howard Fellows
Thomas Howard Fellows
Thomas Howard Fellows was an English rower and an Australian politician and judge.-Early life in England:Fellows was born at Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, the son of Thomas Fellows, solicitor, and his wife Mary Howard. He was educated at Eton College and then worked with his father...
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