Thomas Rowley (born c. 1748 - died 1806) was a soldier and landholder in the convict settlement of New South Wales, Australia. Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A penal colony is a colony used to house prisoners. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

His background is unknown, and his poor grammar and spelling suggest that he was not well educated. He was appointed adjutant of the New South Wales Corps in 1789 and promoted to lieutenant in 1791. The New South Wales Corps (also known as the Rum Corps and the Botany Bay Rangers) were the first foot soldiers to serve in Australia, in the then colony of New South Wales. ...

Rowley arrived at Port Jackson in 1792 and was promoted to captain in 1796. 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. Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, also known as Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... John Townson (1760-1835) was an army officer and settler in the colony of New South Wales. ... Joseph Foveaux (1765-1846) was a soldier and convict settlement administrator. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Philip Gidley King (23 April 1758 - 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ...

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. Bankstown CBD skyline as seen from the elevated end of Jacobs Street Bankstown is a suburb in the City of Bankstown in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. ... Petersham is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Concord, the Park Suburb of New South Wales, Australia, is located in the Inner West of Sydney and is 16 kilometres west of the CBD (Central Business District). ...

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. Tuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Pitt may refer to University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, primarily their sports teams in football and basketball, the Pitt Panthers. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708–1788) (Pitt the Elder), British Prime Minister 1766–1768 William Pitt the Younger, British Prime Minister 1783–1801 and 1804–1806, son...

References

• Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 2.
• Hazzard, Margaret, Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island, Melbourne, Hyland, 1984.

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Links

• Thomas Rowley research and geneaology site