John LaRoche (MP)
John LaRoche (c. 1700–1752) of Pall Mall, and
House of Commons
from 1727 to 1752.
Early life
LaRoche was the eldest son of Peter Crothaire (afterwards LaRoche), a Huguenot of Bordeaux, the barber of
Queen Anne's husband Prince George of Denmark. He was admitted at the Middle Temple on 12 September 1717 and at Queens' College, Cambridge on 28 October 1717.[1] He married before 1731, Elizabeth Garnier, the daughter of Isaac Garnier of St. James's, Westminster, apothecary to the army.[2]
Career
LaRoche worked initially as a steward for the Robartes family, who had a controlling interest in the
Royal Africa Company from 1732 to 1746. He progressively built up a strong electoral interest of his own in the corporation of Bodmin. He was returned again for Bodmin at the 1734 British general election. One of his recorded speeches was made on 15 April 1736 in favour of a bill designed to check the alienation of lands to charities, while others were made on 4 February 1740 and 21 January 1741 in defence of the trustees of the board of Georgia. He was returned again in 1741 but was frequently absent through illness and did not vote on the chairman of the elections committee and on the Westminster election petition in December 1741. After the fall of Walpole in 1742, he supported successive Administrations. In 1745 he succeeded his father. He was returned again at the 1747 British general election.[2]
Death and legacy
LaRoche died on 20 April 1752 and was buried in Paddington Church,James was created baronet in 1776.[3] His children were left Cornish estates by John Robartes, 4th Earl of Radnor.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "LaRoche, John (LRC717J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b c "LAROCHE, John (c.1700-52), of Pall Mall, and Englefield Green, Surr". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1906), Complete Baronetage volume 5 (1707–1800), vol. 5, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018