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Thomas Rowley (c.
1748 -
1806) was a soldier and landholder in the
convict settlement of
New South Wales,
Australia. His background is unknown, and his poor grammar and spelling suggest that he wasn't well educated. He was appointed adjutant of the
New South Wales Corps in 1789 and promoted to lieutenant in 1791.
Rowley arrived at
Port Jackson in 1792, he'd the convict
Simeon Lord assigned as servant. He was promoted to captain in 1796 and in 1799 he commenced a tour of duty on
Norfolk Island. When Captain
John Townson departed prematurely in November, Rowley, as the senior officer, took charge of the settlement. During his rule he ordered liquor stills to be demolished to reduce the drunkenness on the island, and this move brought theats of prosecution from the owners. He was relieved by Major
Joseph Foveaux in July 1800 and returned to
Sydney. He claimed that his rule was sufficiently creditable to earn the respect of the settlers and Governor
King, although he suffered severe and unexplained financial losses.
In 1802 he resigned his commission and became a farmer. He had received his first land grant in 1793, and accumulated land at a steady rate at
Bankstown,
Petersham and
Concord. By 1805 he owned 519 sheep, but made no effort to breed from them. He was interested only in meat production, not wool growing.
In 1802 Rowley was given responsibility for the management of the civil and military barracks and became captain of the Sydney company of the
Loyal Association, of which he became commandant in 1804. In the same month he became a magistrate.
He died of
consumption on 27 May 1806, leaving his property to Elizabeth Selwyn, a former convict who had arrived on the
Pitt in 1792, and who was the mother of four of his five children.
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