Thomas Lowten Jenkins was an English barrister and 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 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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Jenkins was called to bar at Inner Temple

Inner Temple

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...

 in 1837. He joined Leander Club

Leander Club

Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world. It is based in Remenham in the English county of Berkshire, adjoining Henley-on-Thames...

 and in 1839 competed in the Wingfield Sculls when he lost to Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman (rower)

Henry Chapman was an English 19th century rower who four times won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur championship of the River Thames.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...

. However he won in a rowover in 1840 when Chapman was unable to compete for health reasons. Also in 1840 he rowed number 5 in the Leander 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....

 which 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...

. He won the Wingfield Sculls again in 1841. In 1847 he umpired the Boat Race.

Jenkins then went to India in the legal service and became Master in Equity in the Supreme Court until the end of 1858. Back in England he lived at Wraxall House Somerset and in 1860 became a member of council for Clifton School

Clifton School

Clifton School is an independent school for boys located in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, in the Republic of South Africa.-The early years:Mr Harry Stubbs, the retired first headmaster of Durban Prep, established Clifton Preparatory School on 5 February 1924. His home, at 102 Lambert Road, provided the...

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Jenkins died in London at the age of 57.

Jenkins married Emily Feliza Vaughan, youngest daughter of Charles Vaughan of Clifton Gloucestershire in Bombay on 16 June 1849.