Clotworthy Rowley, 1st Baron Langford (31 October 1763 – 13 September 1825), known as Hon. Clotworthy Taylor until 1796 and as Hon. Clotworthy Rowley from 1796 to 1800, was an Irish peer. Langford was the fourth son of Thomas Taylor, 1st Earl of Bective, and his wife Jane Rowley, daughter of

Hercules Langford Rowley Hercules Langford Rowley Privy Council of Ireland, PC ( – 25 March 1794) was an Irish politician and landowner. Early life Rowley was born . He was the only son of Frances (née Upton) Rowley and Hercules Rowley, a Member of Parliament for Cou ...

and his wife Elizabeth Rowley, 1st Viscountess Langford (a title which became extinct in 1796).

Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort (18 November 1757 – 24 October 1829), styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795, and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician. Early life Taylour was born on 1 ...

, Hercules Taylour and General Robert Taylour were his elder brothers. He succeeded to the Rowley estates in 1796 and assumed the same year by Royal licence the surname of Rowley in lieu of Taylor. Rowley represented Trim in the

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from 1791 to 1795. Subsequently, he sat for

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

until 1800, when the Langford title was revived and Taylor was raised to the

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as Baron Langford, of Summerhill in the County of Meath. Lord Langford died in September 1825, aged 61, and was succeeded in the barony by his son Hercules.

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*Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland by John Debrett; Publication date: 1820 ; pgs 612-613 https://archive.org/details/debrettspeerage04debrgoog/page/n611/mode/2up?view=theater 1763 births 1825 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Peers of Ireland created by George III Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies Younger sons of earls

Clotworthy Clotworthy is a surname derived from Clotworthy near Wembworthy, Devon, England. The family inherited the Rashleigh, Wembworthy, manor of Rashleigh in Wembworthy in the 16th century. Sir Hugh Clotworthy (1569–1630) gained land in Ireland in the P ...

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