William Rowley (politician)
William Rowley (* 1764 - February 25, 1812 ) was an Irish-British politician and barrister .
William Rowley was the eldest son of the politician and barrister Clotworthy Rowley . He attended the Royal School in Armagh and from September 27, 1779 Trinity College in Dublin . In 1782 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn , one of the four English bar associations. In 1787 he was appointed barrister.
Like his father, William Rowley became a Member of the Irish House of Commons , the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland . Here he represented the constituency of Kinsale from 1790 until the dissolution of parliament in 1800. He was then a member of the British House of Commons for the constituency of Kinsale from 1801 to 1802 and was a silent supporter of the government under Prime Minister Addington . After Rowley left the House of Commons, his brother Samuel Campbell Rowley took over the seat of the constituency of Kinsale.
Other offices that Rowley held during his life include that of Sheriff in County Leitrim from 1794 to 1795, and that of the Recorder of Kinsale from 1796 until his death. William Rowley died unmarried on February 25, 1812.
Web links
- R. Thorne [Ed.]: Entry on William Rowley in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edith Mary Johnston Liik: MPs in Dublin: Companion to the History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (2006)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rowley, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-British politician, member of the House of Commons and barrister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1764 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1812 |