Philip Henry Nind


Philip Henry Nind was an English rower and gold commissioner in colonial British Columbia. He was also a politician in Queensland, Australia, where he was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Philip Henry Nind was born at Hawthorns, Berkshire onApril 1831, the son of Rev. Philip Henry Nind and his wife Agnes Bussell . He attended Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford where he was a proficient rower. In the 1852 Boat Race, he rowed Noin the winning Oxford boat stroked by J W Chitty. At Henley Royal Regatta, he won Silver Goblets in 1852 partnering H R Barker and was also a member of the winning Oxford four in the Stewards Challenge Cup. In 1853 Nind was a member of the winning Oxford eight in the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley and was also again in the winning Oxford four in Stewards Challenge Cup. He was a member of the crew in the winning Oxford Boat in the 1854 Boat Race.

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