Career
He was Chairman of James Burrough Limited, the distiller of Beefeater Gin. Burrough rowed at Jesus College, Cambridge then at Thames Rowing Club. He rowed ten times at Henley Royal Regatta, reaching the final on six occasions but never winning.
He was Captain of Thames in 1946-1947 and President from 1978 until ill health forced him to retire a short while before his death.
He was appointed a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta in 1951 and was on the Management Committee from 1960 to 1985. Burrough married Rosemary June Bruce (Rosie) in November 1939.
In the Second World War, Burrough served as an artillery observation officer in North Africa and lost the lower part of his right legal