The Rowley baronetcy, of Tendring Hall (Stoke-by-Nayland) in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 June 1786 for the naval commander Rear-Admiral Joshua Rowley. He was the son of Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Rowley.[1]
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The 2nd Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Suffolk.[2] The 3rd Baronet was a Vice-Admiral of the Blue. The 6th Baronet was a colonel in the Army.
The 7th Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk between 1978 and 1994. He died in 1997. In 2002 his kinsman Sir Charles Robert Rowley, 7th Baronet, of Hill House established his claim to the title.[3]
Rowley baronets, of Tendring Hall (1786)
edit- Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet (1734–1790)[1]
- Sir William Rowley, 2nd Baronet (1761–1832)[1][2]
- Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, 3rd Baronet (c. 1790–1857)[1]
- Sir Charles Robert Rowley, 4th Baronet (1800–1888)[1]
- Sir Joshua Thellusson Rowley, 5th Baronet (1838–1931)[1][4]
- Sir Charles Samuel Rowley, OBE, 6th Baronet (1891–1962)[5]
- Sir Joshua Francis Rowley, 7th Baronet (1920–1997)[6]
For further succession, see Rowley baronets of Hill House (1836).
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 253–254.
- ^ a b "Rowley, Sir William, 2nd. Bt. (1761-1832), of Tendring Hall, Suff., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ "Rowley, Sir Charles (Robert)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rowley, Sir Joshua Thellusson". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rowley, Lieut-Col Sir Charles Samuel". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rowley, Sir Joshua Francis". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)