Richard Rowley (MP)
Hon. Richard Thomas Rowley (1812 – 11 November 1887)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.
Richard Rowley MP | |
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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 |
Parents | 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]
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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)
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(help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hon. Richard Rowley
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Henry Jervis-White-Jervis William Campbell |
Member of Parliament for Harwich 1860–1865 With: Henry Jervis-White-Jervis |
Succeeded by Henry Jervis-White-Jervis John Kelk |
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