Rowley, Clarence W.
Variant namesClarence W. Rowley, Boston lawyer, represented both William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and boxing champion John L. Sullivan. Rowley also invested in several mining and oil ventures with Cody, including the High Jinks Gold Mining Company. Rowley was also an investor in the Montezuma Silver Mine Company of Goldfield, Nevada. He served as secretary of the "John L. Sullivan Motion Picture Company" and executor of Sullivan's estate.
From the description of Clarence W. Rowley papers relating to Buffalo Bill and John L. Sullivan, 1878-1941 (bulk 1910-1920). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172376
Clarence W. Rowley was a successful Boston lawyer who represented both William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and boxing champion John L. Sullivan. Early in his career, Rowley ran for a seat on the Boston Common Council. A circular promoting his candidacy to voters of Ward 18 noted that he was a "self-made man" whose family had resided in New England "for more than two centuries."
An investor in several mining and oil ventures in the West, Rowley was an officer, major stockholder, and chief legal representative for the Cody-Dyer Arizona Mining and Milling Company in Oracle, Arizona. When the company dissolved after financial troubles in 1911, Rowley and Cody founded the High Jinks Gold Mining Company to recoup losses. Rowley was also involved in the Southern Belle gold mining company in Arizona and the Montezuma Silver Mine Corporation in Goldfield, Nevada, and had some association with the Cripple Creek mine in Colorado.
Rowley maintained a friendship with Cody, and toured the West at his invitation in 1911. He was also business partners with John L. Sullivan, becoming Secretary and Treasurer of the John L. Sullivan Motion Picture Company when it was incorporated in 1917. He served as executor of Sullivan's estate after Sullivan's death in 1918.
From the guide to the Clarence W. Rowley papers relating to Buffalo Bill and John L. Sullivan, 1878-1941, 1910-1920, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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creatorOf | Rowley, Clarence, 1902-. Oral history interview with Clarence (Pat) Rowley in Albia, Iowa, 1981 Oct. 1 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis. | Iowa State Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Clarence W. Rowley papers relating to Buffalo Bill and John L. Sullivan, 1878-1941, 1910-1920 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917. Buffalo Bill letters to Clarence W. Rowley, 1911-1916. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Sheldon Glueck papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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