Richard Rowley (MP)

Richard Rowley MP
Member of Parliament for Harwich
In office 24 April 1860 – 12 July 1865 Serving with Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
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	11 November 1887 (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

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

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

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
2. "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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hon. Richard Rowley

Parliament of the United Kingdom
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