Title 1st Baron Fermoy Role Irish Politician Tenure 1855–1874 Died September 17, 1874 | Nationality British Name Edmond 1st | |
Known for Great-great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales Offices Lord Lieutenant of County Cork Successor Edward Roche, 2nd Baron Fermoy Spouse Elizabeth Caroline Boothby (m. 1848) Children James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy Parents Edward Roche, Margaret Honoria Curtain Grandchildren Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, Cynthia Roche, Francis George Burke, Eileen Roche | ||
Great grandchildren Frances Shand Kydd | ||
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.
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Early life
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).
Career
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). 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.
Peerage
In 1865, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Fermoy by Queen Victoria. After his death in 1874, 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.
Personal life
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). Together, they were the parents of:
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.
Descendants
Lord and Lady Fermoy's grandson Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885–1955), was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.