James Messenger

Male, Deceased Person

1821 – 1901

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Who was James Messenger?

James Arthur Messenger was the Professional Single Sculls World Champion from 1854 to 1857. He served as the Queen's Bargemaster from 1862 to 1901. He resided in Teddington. At the time, he became the Champion of the Thames which was effectively the English Sculling Championship. After the English title gained the world status in 1876, earlier winners were retrospectively given the World Champion Title.

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Born
Feb 26, 1821
Twickenham
Died
Jun 21, 1901

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on July 23, 2013

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