About Sir Joshua Rowe
Lived 1797 – 1874 (aged 76–77). Sir Joshua Rowe was a British barrister, judge and plantation owner.
Sir Joshua Rowe (1799 – 30 October 1874) was an English barrister and judge, Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1832 to c. 1856.
Rowe was the son of Joshua Rowe of Torpoint. He was a plantation owner in Jamaica, from 1839, after the abolition of slavery there.
Family Rowe married in 1823 Frances Ann Bate, daughter of James Bate of Exeter.
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Who was Sir Joshua Rowe?
Chief Justice of Jamaica
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Sir Joshua Rowe was born in 1797.
When did Sir Joshua Rowe die?
Sir Joshua Rowe died on 30 October 1874.
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Sir Joshua Rowe was a barrister, judge and plantation owner.
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Sir Joshua Rowe was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sir Joshua Rowe. https://biography.guide/sir-joshua-rowe/
MLA: "Sir Joshua Rowe." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sir-joshua-rowe/.
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