Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy
| Edmond Burke Roche | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 August 1815 County Cork, Ireland |
| Died |
17 September 1874 (aged 59) Trabolgan, County Cork, Ireland |
| Title | 1st Baron Fermoy |
| Tenure | 1855–1874 |
| Known for | Great-great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Offices | Lord Lieutenant of County Cork |
| Successor | Edward Roche, 2nd Baron Fermoy |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Caroline Boothby |
| Parents |
Edward Roche Margaret Honoria Curtain |
Edmond Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy (9 August 1815 – 17 September 1874) was an Irish politician in the British parliament and an Irish peer. His direct ancestor was Maurice FitzEdmund Roche, Mayor of Cork, who died in 1593.
Edmond Roche was born on 9 August 1815 in County Cork, Ireland, the son of Edward Roche (1771–1855) and his wife Margaret Honoria Curtain (1786–1862). He was named in honor of his distant relative Edmund Burke (1729–1797). He was elected to the House of Commons for County Cork in 1837, a seat he held until 1855 (Repeal later Whig), and then represented Marylebone between 1859 and 1865 (Liberal). He became in 1855 Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds for the Liberal Party. From 1856 to 1874 he also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork. In 1865 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Fermoy by Queen Victoria.
On 22 August 1848 Edmond Roche married Elizabeth Caroline Boothby (1821–1897), daughter of James Brownell Boothby (1791–1850), of Twyford Abbey, and his wife Charlotte Cunningham (1799–1893). He died on 17 September 1874 at his residence Trabolgan House, County Cork, aged 59, and was buried in a mausoleum in Corkbeg graveyard, Whitegate, County Cork. He was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Edward Roche, 2nd Baron Fermoy (1850–1920). James Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy (1852–1920), who succeeded his sonless brother in 1920, was also their son. Their daughter The Hon. Elizabeth Caroline Burke Roche (1857–1940) married in 1905 German aristocrat Count Friedrich Maximilian von Hochberg (1868–1921), brother of Count Hans Heinrich XV of Hochberg, Prince of Pless (1861–1938). Lord and Lady Fermoy's grandson Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885–1955), was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Notes
References
- Evans, Richard K., The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales: for Twelve Generations. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 2007.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edwin James
- Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy www.findagrave.com
- Edmund Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy www.thepeerage.com
- Edmund Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy (1815-1874) http://www.npg.org.uk
- Elizabeth Caroline (née Boothby), Lady Fermoy (1821-1897) http://www.npg.org.uk
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Garrett Standish Barry Richard Longfield |
Member of Parliament for County Cork with Garrett Standish Barry 1837–1841 Daniel O'Connell 1841–1847 Maurice Power 1847–1852 Vincent Scully 1852–1855 1837–1855 |
Succeeded by Vincent Scully Rickard Deasy |
| Preceded by Sir Benjamin Hall Edwin James |
Member of Parliament for Marylebone with Edwin James 1859–1861 John Harvey Lewis 1861–1865 1859–1861 |
Succeeded by John Harvey Lewis Sir Thomas Chambers |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Bandon |
Lord Lieutenant of Cork 1856–1874 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Bandon |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Baron Fermoy 1855–1874 |
Succeeded by Edward Roche |