According to Singapore Street Names1, Rowell Road was named after a surgeon, Dr Thomas Irvine Rowell, who - as would be expected - owned properties in the area. Rowell held several roles in the British colonial government of Singapore, serving among others as Colonel Surgeon, Registrar of Births and Deaths and as President of the Municipality, before retiring in October 1890.
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