Commander-in-Chief Jamaica
In 1782 Rowley succeeded to the command of the Jamaica station a post which he held until the end of the American War of Independence. Rowley had proved throughout his career that he was both brave and a very capable officer and yet the successes of other commanders of the Jamaica station had set an extraordinary precedent that he could not match in his brief time there. Rowley returned to England in 1783 and was not appointed to another command. On 10 June 1786 he was honoured with a baronetcy, and on 24 September 1787 was promoted to vice-admiral of the white. He died at his home, Tendring Hall in Suffolk, on 26 February 1790.
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