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Authorized form of name
Eyre, William Henry
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- Eyre, Piggy
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Dates of existence
1848-1939
History
Born in Corbridge, Northumberland.
Part of TRC's first winning crew at Henley - the Wyfold Challenge Cup in 1870 - and then went on to win in several other events.
He was Captain in the 1871 season.
He served as a Steward of Henley for over 30 years and only missed the regatta in 1939, shortly before he died.
He was a Solicitor (a partner, with Walter Rye, in Rye & Eyre of Golden Square) and was closely involved in the negotiation of the purchase of the freehold of the clubhouse and land.
Aside from Thames, he also had a long association with Kensington Rowing Club.
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Corbridge, Northumberland
Golden Square, London
Barnes, London
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Relationships area
Related entity
Rye, Walter (31 October 1843-24 February 1929)
Identifier of related entity
TRC-A-0878
Category of relationship
associative
Type of relationship
Rye, Walter is the business partner of Eyre, William Henry
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Related entity
Wyfold Challenge Cup 1870 - Thames RC (1870)
Identifier of related entity
TRC-A-1750
Category of relationship
crew
Type of relationship
Wyfold Challenge Cup 1870 - Thames RC had in the bow seat Eyre, William Henry
Dates of relationship
1870
Description of relationship
Related entity
Grand Challenge Cup 1874 - Thames RC (1874)
Identifier of related entity
TRC-A-1859
Category of relationship
crew
Type of relationship
Grand Challenge Cup 1874 - Thames RC had in the 7 seat Eyre, William Henry
Dates of relationship
1874
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Authority record identifier
TRC-A-0002