Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley (1812 – 11 November 1887)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

Richard Rowley
Member of Parliament
for Harwich
In office
24 April 1860 – 12 July 1865
Preceded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
William Campbell
Succeeded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
John Kelk
Personal details
Born1812
Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Died (aged 75)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Alice Henrietta Berners
(m. 1872)

Charlotte Shipley
(m. 1835; died 1871)
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Clotworthy Rowley
Frances Rowley

Family

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Rowley was the son of Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford, and Frances Rowley. He married Charlotte Shipley, daughter of William Shipley and Charlotte Williams-Wynn on 24 June 1835. Together, they had three children:[2]

  • Eva Rowley (died 1904)
  • Gwenwydd Frances Rowley (c. 1838–1892)
  • Conwy Greville Hercules Rowley-Conwy (1841–1900)

After Charlotte died in 1871, Rowley remarried to Alice Henrietta Berners, daughter of Hugh Berners and Julia Alice Ashton, on 9 July 1872.[2]

Political career

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He was elected MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1860 but did not seek re-election in 1865.[3]

Other activities

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Rowley was at one point Captain in the Scots Guards, a Deputy Lieutenant of Flintshire, and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the 6th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c "Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley". The Peerage. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harwich
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With: Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
Succeeded by