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Hercules Langford Rowley
Hercules Langford Rowley PC (c. 1714 – 25 March 1794) was an Irish politician and landowner.
Rowley was born c. 1714. He was the only son of Frances (née Upton) Rowley and Hercules Rowley, a Member of Parliament for County Londonderry from 1703 until his death in 1742. His sister, Dorothy Beresford Rowley, was the wife of Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt (parents of Edward and Richard, the 2nd and 3rd Viscounts Powerscourt).
His father 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). In 1661, his great-grandfather Langford bought Lynch's Castle (located on the Sumerhill demesne in County Meath) and many other townlands from The Rt Rev. Dr. Henry Jones, the Lord Bishop of Meath. His aunt, Lettice Rowley, was the wife of Arthur Loftus, 3rd Viscount Loftus. His maternal grandfather was Arthur Upton of Castle Upton in County Antrium.
Through his aunt Anne, he was a first cousin of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and through his aunt Mary, he was a first cousin of Mary Clotworthy (who married the Hon. Robert Fitzgerald, a son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, and was the mother of Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare and grandmother of Lt.-Gen. James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster).
He held the office of High Sheriff of County Meath in 1738. He held the office of Member of Parliament for County Londonderry between 1743 and 1760. From 1761 to 1794, he was a Member of Parliament for County Meath. He was appointed a member of the Irish Privy Council.
On 19 February 1766, his wife was created Viscountess Langford of Langford Lodge in the Peerage of Ireland. She was made Baroness Summerhill at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. She was succeeded by her son, the second Viscount.
Rowley inherited his father's estates, including Lynch's Castle, which had been occupied by the Langfords since 1661. In 1731, Rowley hired architects Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and Richard Cassels to build him a new Georgian mansion on the property, known as Summerhill House. Lynch's Castle was abandoned in the 1730s but remained on the land as a folly. Summerhill House was damaged by fire on a number of occasions before it was set on fire by the Irish Republican Army and completely destroyed in early 1921, remaining a ruin until it was totally demolished in 1970.
In 1743, upon entering parliament, Rowley purchased a large house on then fashionable Mary Street in the North of Dublin city. The house was later to become known as Langford House and was an imposing 5-bay, four-storey over basement structure.
Hercules Langford Rowley
Hercules Langford Rowley PC (c. 1714 – 25 March 1794) was an Irish politician and landowner.
Rowley was born c. 1714. He was the only son of Frances (née Upton) Rowley and Hercules Rowley, a Member of Parliament for County Londonderry from 1703 until his death in 1742. His sister, Dorothy Beresford Rowley, was the wife of Richard Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt (parents of Edward and Richard, the 2nd and 3rd Viscounts Powerscourt).
His father 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). In 1661, his great-grandfather Langford bought Lynch's Castle (located on the Sumerhill demesne in County Meath) and many other townlands from The Rt Rev. Dr. Henry Jones, the Lord Bishop of Meath. His aunt, Lettice Rowley, was the wife of Arthur Loftus, 3rd Viscount Loftus. His maternal grandfather was Arthur Upton of Castle Upton in County Antrium.
Through his aunt Anne, he was a first cousin of Sir Randal Beresford, 2nd Baronet and through his aunt Mary, he was a first cousin of Mary Clotworthy (who married the Hon. Robert Fitzgerald, a son of George FitzGerald, 16th Earl of Kildare, and was the mother of Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare and grandmother of Lt.-Gen. James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster).
He held the office of High Sheriff of County Meath in 1738. He held the office of Member of Parliament for County Londonderry between 1743 and 1760. From 1761 to 1794, he was a Member of Parliament for County Meath. He was appointed a member of the Irish Privy Council.
On 19 February 1766, his wife was created Viscountess Langford of Langford Lodge in the Peerage of Ireland. She was made Baroness Summerhill at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. She was succeeded by her son, the second Viscount.
Rowley inherited his father's estates, including Lynch's Castle, which had been occupied by the Langfords since 1661. In 1731, Rowley hired architects Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and Richard Cassels to build him a new Georgian mansion on the property, known as Summerhill House. Lynch's Castle was abandoned in the 1730s but remained on the land as a folly. Summerhill House was damaged by fire on a number of occasions before it was set on fire by the Irish Republican Army and completely destroyed in early 1921, remaining a ruin until it was totally demolished in 1970.
In 1743, upon entering parliament, Rowley purchased a large house on then fashionable Mary Street in the North of Dublin city. The house was later to become known as Langford House and was an imposing 5-bay, four-storey over basement structure.