about age 76, in the Mount Campbell family estate at Drumsna in County Leitrim. He was buried and commemorated at the nearby Annaduff Parish Church. He was unmarried, without heir to his titles. He was survived by his younger brothers Vice Admiral Samuel Rowley (also commemorated within Annaduff Parish Church) and The Reverend John Rowley, incumbent rector at Virginia in County Cavan. The eldest brother William, Recorder of Kinsale, had died in 1812. In literature The 1809-1810 campaign was used by author Patrick O'Brian as the setting for the fourth in the series of Aubrey–Maturin series books, The Mauritius Command. The fictional Captain Jack Aubrey takes the place of Rowley in the novel. See also References Bibliography Josias Rowley's service record and Last Will and Testament are held in the British National Archives External links |- |- |- |- 1765 births 1842 deaths People from County Armagh People from County Leitrim Irish sailors in the Royal Navy 19th-century Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Royal Navy personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars High Sheriffs of Suffolk History of Mauritius Irish MPs 1798–1800 Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knights Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa Royal Navy admirals UK MPs 1820–1826 British Mauritius Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cork constituencies (1801–1922)