sitting TD James Craig. He was the first TD elected to the Dáil without having to take the Oath of Allegiance to the crown, abolished with effect from the previous May. In 1938, the university constituencies were transferred to Seanad Éireann, and Rowlette was then elected for three successive terms, to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Seanads. He failed to gain re-election to the Seanad in 1944, finishing as the runner-up by a margin of 5 votes out of a total valid poll of 2,297. Later life and death During World War II, he took charge of air-raid casualty preparations in a liaison scheme between Mercer's and St Bricin's military hospital. He died on 13 October 1944 at his home, 55 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, survived by his widow Gladys Muriel, and by one son, He was buried in Enniskerry cemetery, County Wicklow. References External links 1873 births 1944 deaths Independent TDs Members of the 8th Dáil Members of the 2nd Seanad Members of the 3rd Seanad Members of the 4th Seanad Alumni of Trinity College Dublin British Army personnel of World War I Royal Army Medical Corps officers 20th-century Irish medical doctors Teachtaí Dála for Dublin University Members of Seanad Éireann for Dublin University Independent members of Seanad Éireann People educated at Sligo Grammar School Irish military doctors Physicians of the Mercer's Hospital Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland