Sir Arthur Moseley Channell (13 November 1838 – 4 October 1928) was an English

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

and High Court judge.

Early life

Channell was the son of

William Fry Channell Sir William Fry Channell (31 August 1804 – 26 February 1873) was a judge and Baron of the Exchequer. Early life Channell was born in Bermondsey, then in Surrey, on 31 August 1804 to Pike and Mary Channell. His father was from Devon and had serv ...

of Hyde Park Gardens, who was later Baron Channell, of the Court of Exchequer. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

and admitted to

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

on 24 October 1856. A noted oarsman, Channell won the Colquhoun sculls in 1860. In 1861, he won the Magdalene Silver Oars. With

First Trinity Boat Club The First and Third Trinity Boat Club is the rowing club of Trinity College in Cambridge, England. The club formally came into existence in 1946 when the First Trinity Boat Club and the Third Trinity Boat Club merged, although the two clubs had ...

he won the

Grand Challenge Cup The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing cl ...

and

Ladies' Challenge Plate The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standard ...

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

. He was runner up in

Silver Goblets The Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless pairs at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing club A rowing club ...

Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
and lost the

Wyfold Challenge Cup The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, college ...

to Woodgate's Brasenose crew.

Legal career

Channell was admitted at the

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on 24 January 1859 and was called to the bar in 1863. He specialized in local government work, and while his career did not progress rapidly, he became

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in 1885. Channell was Recorder of Rochester and also a member of the

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from 1888 to 1897. He became a bencher in 1891 and was vice-chairman of the

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from 1896 to 1897. He was

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in 1897 when he became a Judge of the High Court. He tried

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for the murder of the actor

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in 1898. The jury found Prince guilty but insane, and he was sent to

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. In 1914 he retired and was sworn of the

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. He was a member of the

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Prize Court Appeals from 1916 to 1921, where he was involved in the case of the

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.Channell, Sir Arthur Moseley
''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''

Personal life

The Channell family grave in Highgate Cemetery

In 1865 Channell married Beatrice Ernestine, daughter of Captain Alexander Wadham Wyndham; they had a son and two daughters. Beatrice died in 1871. In 1877 he married Constance Helena, daughter of the barrister Walter Blackett Trevelyan, they had four sons and a daughter. Channell was an experienced yachtsman and lived at Falmouth, Cornwall. He died there aged 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Channell, Arthur 1838 births 1928 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English male rowers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Knights Bachelor English King's Counsel Queen's Bench Division judges