Richard Rowley (MP)
British Conservative politician (1812-1887)
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Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley (1812 – 11 November 1887)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Preceded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
William Campbell
William Campbell
Succeeded byHenry Jervis-White-Jervis
John Kelk
John Kelk
Born1812
Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Died (aged 75)
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) |
| 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
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]
