James Heseltine Bayford was an English rower

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 who was the first winner of the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur sculling championship of the River Thames

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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Bayford was the son of John Bayford, a London magistrate, and his wife Francis who lived in the region of St Pancras London. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...

 where he became a proficient rower. Bayford won the Wingfield Sculls in 1830 against seven challengers but lost in the following year to Charles Lewis

Charles Lewis (sculler)

Charles Lewis was an English rower who was twice winner of the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur sculling championship of the River Thames....

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Bayford became an attorney and notary, of 7 Godliman Street, London. He died at Chelsea at the age of 66.

Bayford married Rose Bright at Brighton in November 1834. His brother Augustus Fredrick Bayford rowed for Cambridge in the first Boat Race of 1829.