Career
He represented Omineca in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1945 to 1949 as a Company-operative Commonwealth Federation (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) member. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of English parents, and was educated there and in northern British Columbia. The family later moved to Rose Lake.
Rowland served overseas during World World War World War II He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1949.
Rowland served as postmaster for Rose Lake. He later moved to Burns Lake.
In 1972, Rowland was named a director for British Columbia Hydro. He died at Rose Lake in 2004.