Walter Francis Short was an English academic, schoolmaster, clergyman 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...

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Short was the son of Rev William Short, vicar of Chippenham and his wife Jane Awdry, eldest daughter of John Awdry of Notton, Wiltshire. He matriculated at New College, Oxford

New College, Oxford

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 in 1851. He was bowman

Bow (rowing)

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 in the winning Oxford University

Oxford University Boat Club

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 eight

Eight (rowing)

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 in the Grand Challenge Cup

Grand Challenge Cup

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 at Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

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  in 1852 and was runner-up in Silver Goblets paired with Martin Irving

Martin Howy Irving

Martin Howy Irving was an English rower and educationist who spent nearly all his career in Australia .Irving was born in St Pancras, London, the son of Edward Irving, a major figure of the Catholic Apostolic Church, whom Carlyle called the "freest, brotherliest, bravest human soul mine ever came...

 against Philip Nind

Philip Henry Nind

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 and Henry Raine Barker

Henry Raine Barker

Henry Raine Barker was an English lawyer, banker and rower who won three events at Henley Royal Regatta in the same year in 1852...

 in the final. He was in the winning Oxford crew in the Grand Challenge Cup crew again in 1853. In 1854 he was in the winning Oxford crew in the Boat Race and at Henley he won Silver Goblets paired with Edward Cadogan

Edward Cadogan (rower)

Edward Cadogan was a British clergyman and rower who won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.Cadogan was born at Caerfyrddin Sain Pedr, Carmarthenshire, Wales, the son of Colonel Edward Cadogan and his wife Virginia de Beaumassoir. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and was a rower at the...

. Short and Cadogan lost in the final of SIlver Goblets in 1855 to A. A. Casamajor

A. A. Casamajor

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 and Josias Nottidge

Josias Nottidge

Josias Nottidge was an English rower who twice won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.Nottidge rowed initially for Wandle Club . He took part in the Wingfield Sculls in 1853 when it was won by James Paine. In the heat, there was a private match between Nottidge and H C Smith for a £15 cup. ...

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Short was a Fellow of New College, Oxford from 1851 to 1883 . He was an assistant master at Rossall School

Rossall School

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 from 1857 to 1859 and became headmaster of Oswestry Grammar School in 1860. In 1863 he returned to New College, Oxford, where he was subwarden in 1863, burser in 1864 and tutor from 1864 to 1870. He became junior dean in 1867 and was proctor from 1869 to 1870. In 1879 he became chaplain of R.M.A Woolwich and in 1875 became warden of St Paul's College, Stony Stratford until 1878. He was tutor of Keble College, Oxford

Keble College, Oxford

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from 1881 to 1882 when he became rector of Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire in 1882 until 1901.

Short died in Wiltshire at the age of 79.