John Strange Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden
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The Earl of Roden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1823 |
| Died | 3 July 1897 (aged 74) London, England |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Occupations | Soldier, representative peer |
| Spouse |
Sophia Hobhouse (m. 1851) |
| Children | Lady Violet Jocelyn |
| Awards | Legion of Honour Order of the Medjidie |
John Strange Jocelyn, 5th Earl of Roden (5 June 1823 – 3 July 1897), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and representative peer. He was the son of Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden, and inherited the title after the death of his nephew Robert Jocelyn, 4th Earl of Roden, in 1880.
Lord Roden was born at Tollymore Park House in Bryansford, County Down.
Jocelyn was educated at Harrow. A lieutenant colonel in the Scots Guards, Jocelyn served in the Crimean War, being present at the battles of Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman. He later commanded the 2nd Jäger Corps, British German Legion. He received the French Legion of Honour and the Turkish Order of the Medjidie.[1] He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of County Down.
Career
He sat in the House of Lords as Baron Clanbrassil, a title his father had obtained in 1821, from 1880 until his death, although he made no contributions there.[2] At his death the title of Baron Clanbrassil became extinct, and the Roden earldom passed to his half-first cousin William Henry Jocelyn (1842-1910), a grandson of the 2nd Earl and his second wife.
The Jocelyns were large landowners, principally in County Down and County Louth.
