Clotworthy Rowley

Clotsworthy Rowley (c.1731-1805) was an Anglo-Irish barrister who served as member of parliament in the Irish Parliament for the constituency of Downpatrick from 1771 to 1800, and was appointed to but did not sit in the UK Parliament, in 1801, for the same constituency. Biography Clotworthy Rowley was the son of Admiral Sir William Rowley and his wife Arabella, daughter of Captain George Dawson of Dawson Park, County Londonderry, Ireland. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the Inner Temple from 1750, being called to the bar in 1754. He married on 5 May 1763, Letitia, daughter of Samuel Campbell of Mount Campbell, County Leitrim, and through her inherited the Mount Campbell estate. The family had four sons and one daughter, amongst whom were William Rowley who sat as MP for Kinsale, Josias Rowley, a naval officer who rose to the rank of Admiral; and Samuel Campbell Rowley, who served as a naval officer and an MP in the Irish and UK parliaments.