Thomas Rowney

Thomas Rowney (30 April 1668 – 31 August 1727) was an English Tory politician who sat in the English House of Commons between 1695 and 1708 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1722.

Early life Rowney was baptised on 31 April 1668. He was the only surviving son of Thomas Rowney, of St Giles, London by his second wife, Catherine Bateman (d. 1705). His father, the son of a minor Worcestershire gentleman, had first settled in Oxford around 1650, setting up practice as an attorney. He married the widow of a fellow lawyer which enhanced his wealth and standing, and he acquired considerable property in Oxford's outlying parishes.

He then matriculated at St John's College, Oxford in 1684. He entered the Inner Temple in 1686, and was called to the bar in 1694.

Personal life He married, by license dated 27 May 1691, Elizabeth Noel (d. 1730), a daughter of Edward Noel of St Clement Danes, London. Rowney spent most of his time within the city, where his house, which was extensively rebuilt and finished in 1702, was considered one of the finest. Together, they were the parents of three sons and one daughter, including:

Thomas Rowney (–1759), who married Ms. Trollope in 1756. Elizabeth Rowney, who married Sir Clobery Noel, 5th Baronet, of Kirkby Mallory, in 1714.

Rowney died on 31 August 1727 and was buried in the parish church of St Giles, Oxford.