King, Isaac
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ISAAC KING, boatbuilder
Builder, withStephen Davis, of the Balliol eight-oared cutter of 1828 used by Oxford to win the first University Boat Race in 1829 at Henley-on-Thames. King is alleged to have built a boat for an Oxford college in 1826. An Oxford newspaper was quoted as saying 'when the Oxford boat, built by Davis and King, of Oxford, was launched, a general opinion in its favour prevailed among all the competent judges present, notwithstanding the boasted lightness of the London Boat, built by Searle, of Lambeth (for Cambridge).'
Builder, withStephen Davis, of the Balliol eight-oared cutter of 1828 used by Oxford to win the first University Boat Race in 1829 at Henley-on-Thames. King is alleged to have built a boat for an Oxford college in 1826. An Oxford newspaper was quoted as saying 'when the Oxford boat, built by Davis and King, of Oxford, was launched, a general opinion in its favour prevailed among all the competent judges present, notwithstanding the boasted lightness of the London Boat, built by Searle, of Lambeth (for Cambridge).'
