James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy

James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy

James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy (28 July 1852 – 30 October 1920) was an Irish peer and MP in the British House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.

He was born at Twyford Abbey, Middlesex in 1852, the son of Edmond Burke Roche, and his wife Eliza Caroline "née" Boothby. [Williamson, D "The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer" In: "Genealogist’s Magazine", 1981; vol. 20 (no. 6) p. 192-199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) p. 281-282] He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.Mosley, Charles (ed.), "Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition" (Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2003) vol. I p. 1414]

He visited the United States where he met and married the heiress Frances Work on 22 September 1880 at Christ Church, New York City. The marriage was not a success and they separated in December 1886. She was granted a divorce on the grounds of desertion on 3 March 1891 at Wilmington, Delaware."The Times (London)" Friday, 27 March 1896, p. 7 col. F]

They had four children, twin sons and two daughters:
*Eileen Burke (b. and d. 1882).
*Cynthia Burke (10 April 18848 December 1966), who married firstly Arthur Scott Burden (d. June 1921) in 1906 and secondly Guy Fairfax Cary (d. 1950) in 1922. She is the matrilineal great-grandmother of American actor Oliver Platt.
*Edmund Maurice Burke (15 May 18858 July 1955), who was the grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.
*Francis George Burke (15 May 188530 October 1958), who died unmarried.

In 1896 he stood as an Anti-Parnellite Nationalist candidate in the Kerry East by-election for a seat in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Nationalists had split into two factions after the party leader, Charles Stewart Parnell was named as co-respondent in a divorce. Roche was supported initially by both the Parnellites and the Anti-Parnellites, until it was revealed that he was himself divorced. During the campaign, Roche denied publicly that he knew of the divorce or that he had deserted his wife and children. ["The Times (London)" Saturday, 28 March 1896, p. 13 col. E] Although he went on to win the seat, the opposing Unionist candidate gained the highest vote ever recorded for a Unionist candidate in Kerry East. ["The Times (London)", Monday, 30 March 1896; p. 7 col. F] He served one term and did not stand in the following general election in 1900.

On 1 September 1920 he succeeded his brother as Baron Fermoy. Just two months later he died at Artillery Mansions, Westminster, London. He was buried at St Marylebone cemetery, Finchley on 3 November 1920. [Cokayne, G. E., Gibbs, Vicary and Doubleday, H. A. "The Complete Peerage: Volume V" (St. Catherine Press, London, 1926) p. 303]

tyles

*1852–1856: James Boothby Burke Roche
*1856–1896: The Hon James Boothby Burke Roche
*1896–1900: The Hon James Boothby Burke Roche, MP
*1900–1920: The Hon James Boothby Burke Roche
*1920: The Rt Hon James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy — Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy Born Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 15 May 1885(1885 05 15) Chelsea, London …   Wikipedia

  • Baron Fermoy — is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1856 for Edmund Burke Roche, who represented County Cork and Marylebone in the House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Cork. His younger son, the third Baron, sat as… …   Wikipedia

  • Cynthia Roche — Born Cynthia Roche April 10, 1884(1884 04 10) London, England[1] …   Wikipedia

  • James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde — (c.1305 January 6, 1337 Gowran, Co. Kilkenny), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the son of Sir Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland, (1268 13 September 1321) and Lady Joan FitzGerald, and married in 1327, Lady Eleanor …   Wikipedia

  • Diana, Princess of Wales — Diana Spencer redirects here. For other persons of this name, see Diana Spencer (disambiguation). Diana Princess of Wales; Duchess of Rothesay (more) …   Wikipedia

  • Prince Harry of Wales — For Princes of Wales called Henry, see Henry, Prince of Wales (disambiguation). For the Blackadder character, see Harry, Prince of Wales (Blackadder). Prince Harry …   Wikipedia

  • Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes — The Right Honourable The Lady Fellowes Born The Honourable Cynthia Jane Spencer 11 February 1957 (1957 02 11) (age 54) Nationality British Educat …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer — The Earl Spencer Born Charles Edward Maurice Spencer 20 May 1964 (1964 05 20) (age 47) Title Earl Spencer Tenure 29 March 1992 present ( 1000000000000001900000019 years …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Sarah McCorquodale — Born The Honourable Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer 19 March 1955 (1955 03 19) (age 56) Residence Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire Nationality British …   Wikipedia

  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge — Prince William redirects here. For other uses, see Prince William (disambiguation). Prince William Duke of Cambridge (more) HRH The Duke of Cambridge in Ottawa, July …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”