John Richard Lambert Walmisley (1816–1890) 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 twice won 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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Walmisley was the son of John Angus Walmisley. He became a solicitor in City of London

City of London

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. Walmisley rowed for Thames Club

Thames Club

The Thames Club was an English rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames that competed in the middle of 19th century.The Thames Club was active in the 1840s and 1850s and its first major success was winning the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1846 with the crew including...

 and in 1846 he stroked the Thames Club eight

Eight (rowing)

An Eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or cox....

 that won the Grand Challenge Cup

Grand Challenge Cup

The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...

 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...

. Also in 1846, he challenged unsuccessfully for the Wingfield Sculls. He won the Wingfield Sculls in 1847 beating H Murray and C Harrington. However he fouled so badly that no one would challenge him in the following year and he won in 1848 by a row over. In November he was a member of the committee that revised the rules of the race.

Walmisley died in the Lambeth district at the age of 74.

Walmisley married Maria Augustine Graff (née Girault) on August 15, 1841 at St Paul, Covent Garden. She had been born in Paris about 1807 and had married a copper plate engraver Charles Louis Auguste Graff and had three children who were given up as orphans. After her first husband died she moved to England and registered the birth of a son John Charles Girault Walmisley the year before she married Walmisley. Walmisley married a second time in 1883.