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Hercules Rowley

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Hercules Rowley
Member of Parliament for County Londonderry
In office
1703–1742
Preceded bySir Tristram Beresford, Bt
William Jackson
Succeeded byEdward Cary
Hercules Langford Rowley
Personal details
Born1679
Died19 September 1742(1742-09-19) (aged 62–63)
Spouse
Frances Upton
(m. 1705)
RelationsSir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet (grandfather)
Richard Wingfield (son-in-law)
Edward Wingfield (grandson)
Richard Wingfield (grandson)
ChildrenDorothy Wingfield, Viscountess Powerscourt
Hercules Langford Rowley
Parent(s)Sir John Rowley
Mary Langford

Hercules Rowley (1679 – 19 September 1742) was an Anglo-Irish politician.

Early life

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He was the only son of Sir John Rowley who was knighted for his services at the time of the Restoration and the former Mary Langford eldest daughter and heiress of Sir Hercules Langford, 1st Baronet. His sister was Lettice Rowley wife of Arthur Loftus, 3rd Viscount Loftus. (Anne Rowley wife of Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet, and Mary Rowley wife of John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene[1] were daughters of the John Rowley who was the great-grandfather of Hercules Rowley.)

In 1661, his grandfather Hercules Langford bought Lynch's Castle (located on the Summerhill Demesne in County Meath) and many other townlands from The Rt Rev. Dr. Henry Jones, the Lord Bishop of Meath.[2]

Career

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Rowley was a Member of Parliament for County Londonderry in the Irish House of Commons between 1703 and his death in 1742.[3] He was the uncle, by marriage, of the politician Henry Maxwell, with whom he clashed over proposals in 1721 to establish the Bank of Ireland.[4][5]

Personal life

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On 3 January 1705, Rowley was married to Frances Upton,[1] the sixth daughter of Arthur Upton of Castle Upton in County Antrium.[2] Together, they were the parents of:

Rowley died on 19 September 1742.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Debrett, John (1839). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. [Another]. J.G. & F. Rivington. p. 697. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kimber, Edward (1768). The Peerage of Ireland: A Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of that Kingdom Etc. Almon. p. 139. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 119. ISBN 1903688604.
  4. ^ McGrath, C. Ivar (October 2009). "Maxwell, Henry". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hayton, David (2012). The Anglo-Irish Experience, 1680-1730: Religion, Identity and Patriotism. Boydell Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-84383-746-6. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ Debrett, John (1838). Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland ... J. G. & F. Rivington. pp. 629–630. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for County Londonderry
1703–1742
With: William Conolly (1703–1729)
Arthur Dawson (1729–1742)
Edward Cary (1742)
Succeeded by