The Right Honourable

The Lord Fermoy
1st Baron Fermoy
Tenure1856–1874
SuccessorEdward Roche, 2nd Baron Fermoy
BornEdmond Burke Roche
(1815-08-09)9 August 1815
County Cork, Ireland
Died17 September 1874(1874-09-17) (aged 59)
Trabolgan, County Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OfficesLord Lieutenant of County Cork
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Caroline Boothby
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(m. 1848)​
ParentsEdward Roche
Margaret Honoria Curtain

Edmond Burke Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy (9 August 1815 – 17 September 1874), was an Irish politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom who was granted a title in the Peerage of Ireland. His direct ancestor was Maurice FitzEdmund Roche, Mayor of Cork, who died in 1593.[1]

Early life and career

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).[1][2] He was named in honour of his distant relative, Edmund Burke (1729–1797).

He was elected to the British 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). In 1855, he became Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds for the Liberal Party. From 1856 to 1874, he also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork.[3]

Peerage

In 1855, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Fermoy by Queen Victoria. After the letters patent were ruled invalid in 1856, the title was granted to him again by new letters patent. After his death in 1874, he was succeeded in the barony by his elder son, Edward Roche, 2nd Baron Fermoy (1850–1920).[1] James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy (1852–1920), who briefly succeeded his sonless brother in September 1920, was his younger son.

Personal life

On 22 August 1848, the then 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). They had seven children:[4]

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.[4] His grandson Edmund, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885–1955), was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.[6][7]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dod, Robert P. (1862). The Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland for 1862 (22nd ed.). London: Whittaker and Co. p. 258. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ Curtin, D. P. (2021). History of the Curtins. p. 7. ISBN 9781668506851.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mair, Robert H., ed. (1884). Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage (171st ed.). London: Dean & Son, Publishers. pp. 275–76.
  4. ^ a b c d Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth P. (1914). Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (76th ed.). London: Harrison & Sons. p. 772.
  5. ^ Nesbitt, James K. (19 July 1981). "Lady Diana Spencer's Victoria Connection". Times Colonist. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1929). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. London: Hurst & Blackett. ISBN 9780715347669.
  7. ^ Bradford, Sarah (3 July 2007). Diana. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143112464.
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byGarrett Standish BarryRichard Longfield Member of Parliament for County Cork 1837–1855 With: Garrett Standish Barry 1837–1841Daniel O'Connell 1841–1847Maurice Power 1847–1852Vincent Scully 1852–1855 Succeeded byVincent ScullyRickard Deasy Preceded bySir Benjamin HallEdwin James Member of Parliament for Marylebone 1859–1861 With: Edwin James 1859–1861Harvey Lewis 1861–1865 Succeeded byHarvey LewisSir Thomas Chambers Honorary titles Preceded byThe Earl of Bandon Lord Lieutenant of Cork 1856–1874 Succeeded byThe Earl of Bandon Peerage of Ireland New creation Baron Fermoy 1856–1874 Succeeded byEdward Roche
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