Richard Rowley (MP)

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

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

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]