John Graham Chambers
Deceased Person
1843 – 1883
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Who was John Graham Chambers?
John Graham Chambers was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, staged the Cup Final and the Thames Regatta, instituted championships for billiards, boxing, cycling, wrestling and athletics, rowed beside Matthew Webb as he swam the English Channel and edited a national newspaper.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1843
Carmarthenshire - Education
- Eton College
- Died
- Mar 4, 1883
London - Resting place
- Brompton Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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