Background
Beresford was the son of Julius Bernard Wiszniewski, an emigre from Danzig and his wife Stella Louisa Davey. Julius Beresford dropped his father"s surname "Wiszniewski" in 1914.
Beresford was the son of Julius Bernard Wiszniewski, an emigre from Danzig and his wife Stella Louisa Davey. Julius Beresford dropped his father"s surname "Wiszniewski" in 1914.
In 1871 the family were living in Tottenham. Outside rowing, he was a partner in a furniture making business, Beresford & Hicks. Beresford initially sculled at Kensington Rowing Club in Hammersmith with some success, winning many trophies although failing in attempts at the Wingfield Sculls in 1902 and 1903 and in the London Cup at the Metropolitan Regatta.
By 1904 he had decided that he had reached his limits as a single sculler and moved to Thames Rowing Club in order to row seriously in crew boats.
In a heat of this event he and Cloutte dead heated against Bruce Logan and Charles Rought to set a course record which lasted until 1934. Beresford served as captain of Thames Rowing Club in 1914 and again in 1926.
In 1922 he was appointed a Vice President of the club He was a dedicated coach with strong opinions.
Despite holding similar views on techniques, Beresford clashed with Steve Fairbairn and a dispute between the two was an underlying cause of Fairbairn"s move from Thames to London Rowing Club in 1927.
Olympic Games 1912 - Silver, Coxed Four Henley Royal Regatta.
He remained a member of Thames for the rest of his life.