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Born 1868
From Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908), A portrait and biographical record of Portage and Summit counties, Ohio (1898)
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William Rowley, father of Arthur James Rowley, was born in England, and was a lad of about ten years of age when brought to Akron, Ohio, by his parents, he being their eldest child. He spent his boyhood days here, receiving in the meantime a solid common-school education, and, as stated above, eventually succeeded his father in the stoneware business. He married in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and his union was blessed with four children, viz: Florence, who died in infancy; Arthur J., subject; Maud L. and Zelle I. Mr. Rowley, like his father, was also a stanch republican in politics, and for six years was a member of the board of equalization. Fraternally, he was a member of Apollo lodge,
As printed in A portrait and biographical record of Portage and Summit counties, Ohio (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
ARTHUR JAMES ROWLEY, formerly city.solicitor of Akron and a member of the law firm of Rogers, Rowley & Rockwell of this city, was born December 4, 1868. at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and is a son of William and Mary J. (Wills) Rowley.
Mr. Rowley is of English ancestry and his grandfather, Enoch Rowlev. was the first of tlio family In.si'llle in Akron, where he did in 1H48. To the hitter belongs the dLstinction of establishing the first pottery here. He brought a family of seven children from England, and four more were added after the family settled here. He died in this city, aged seventy-three years. William Rowley, father of Arthur J., \va.s ten years old when his parents came to Ohio. He assisted his father in his work as a potter and succeeded him in the business. In 1886 he retired from active business and died in November, 1891, at the age of fifty-four years. HLs children were: Florence, who died in infancy; Arthur.J.. Maude L., and Zelle I.
Arthur James Rowley was graduated from the Akron High School in January, 1885, and from Buchtel College, in June, 1890. He then began the study of the law with Charles Cobbs, and the firm of Green, Grant & Sieber, and wa.s admitted to the bar in March, 1892. In the following year Mr. Kowley was elected a member of the Akron Board of Education. In 1895 he was made city solicitor, two years later being re-elected and by a larger majority than any other candidate. Since the close of his second term of office he has applied himself entirely to his large and growing practice. In 1902 he became a member of the firm of Rogers, Rowley & Rockwell, whose offices are in the Central Savings & Trust Building.
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On October 20. 1897, he was married to Amelia Grether and they have three children: Pauline Barbara, William Arthur and John Grether Rowley, all of whom reside at the family resident, 838 Eaet Market Street.
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Enoch Rowley (b. 1814) William Rowley
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