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Richard Rowett was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Rowett was part of the Holiday, Wise & Co., a British opium firm. He was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in August 1869 during the absence of Henry John Ball, Judge of the Court of the Summary Jurisdiction sat as an unofficial.[1] He was appointed again to replace Hugh Bold Gibb on 22 May 1871 who resigned from the Legislative Council. He retired from the Holiday, Wise & Co. on 31 December 1874.

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  1. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette" (PDF). 28 August 1869.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded byHenry John Ball Unofficial Member 1869–1870 Succeeded byHenry John Ball Preceded byHugh Bold Gibb Unofficial Member 1871–1872 Succeeded byHenry Lowcock Preceded byHenry Lowcock Unofficial Member 1873–1875 Succeeded byHenry Lowcock Business positions Preceded byHenry Beverley Lemann Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1871–1872 Succeeded byThomas Ryke
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