Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet

Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet, was an Irish politician who served as a Member of Parliament for County Cork and was created a baronet in 1841. He was also a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for County Limerick.

Roche was the second Member of Parliament for the UK Parliament for the Limerick City constituency from 1832 until 1838.[1] He was first elected as a candidate for the Repeal Association.[n 1] Roche was re-elected in 1835 and 1837 as a candidate of a Liberal/Repealer pact.

The Roche Baronetcy, of Carass in Limerick, was created for him in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 August 1838.[1] In 1847 he served as High Sheriff of County Limerick.

Family

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He was the son of David Roche of Carass, County Limerick, son of David Roche, Mayor of Limerick in 1749. His mother was Frances Maunsel of Limerick.

He married Frances Vandeleur on 14 February 1825. They had four daughters and one son, David Vandeleur Roche (b.1833).

His younger sister, Bridget Roche, married the infamous Neptune Blood, of Brickhill County Clare.

Notes
  1. "In fact there were 2,868 registered electors at the general election in December 1832, when, at O’Connell’s instigation, William Roche, by now a highly respected Catholic agitator, and his cousin David Roche were returned as Repealers after a contest."[2]

References
  1. John Debrett (1839). The baronetage of England. J. G. & F. Rivington. p. 472.
  2. Stephen Farrell, Limerick in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009)
  3. The Baronetage of England, John Debrett
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