John Roche (politician)
Irish politician
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John Roche (1848[1] – 27 August 1914) was an Irish politician.
Born in Woodford, County Galway, he was the son of William Roche, a miller and farmer.[2]
He was a tenant on the Woodford estate of the Earl of Clanricarde, and was jailed on a number of occasions for his active opposition to eviction proceedings during the Land War.
He married, on 30 January 1878, Teresa Donnelly, of Douras, Co. Galway.[3]
He was MP for Galway East from 14 May 1890 to his death in 1914.[4]
He was a member of the Anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation during the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party.
