Richard Rowley (MP)
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 by | Henry Jervis-White-Jervis William Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Henry Jervis-White-Jervis John Kelk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1812 Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales |
| Died | (aged 75) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Alice Henrietta Berners
(m. 1872)Charlotte Shipley
(m. 1835; died 1871) |
| Children | Three |
| Parent(s) | Clotworthy Rowley Frances Rowley |
Family
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
He was elected MP for Harwich at a by-election in 1860 but did not seek re-election in 1865.[3]
Other activities
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
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- "Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley". The Peerage. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- 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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