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'''Sir James La Roche (or Laroche), 1st Baronet''' (24 June 1734 – September 1804), was a British slave trader and politician. |
'''Sir James La Roche (or Laroche), 1st Baronet''' (24 June 1734 – September 1804), was a British slave trader and politician. |
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He a younger son of John Laroche, M.P. |
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James La Roche was a [[Bristol]] slave trader. He was [[High Sheriff of Bristol|Sheriff of Bristol]] for 1764-5 and a master of the [[Company of Merchant Adventurers]] in 1782-83. In the mid 18th century he purchased the Elizabethan mansion Over Court near [[Almondsbury]], [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="bristol">[http://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/routes/america-to-bristol/profits/estates-10-miles-bristol/ discoveringbristol.org Estates within 10 miles of Bristol]</ref> |
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La Roche died in September 1804, aged 70, when the baronetcy became extinct. |
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| ⚫ | He represented [[Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)|Bodmin]] in Parliament between 1768 and 1780.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> In 1776 he was created a baronet, of Over in the Parish of Aldmondbury in the County of Gloucester.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=11694 |date=20 August 1776 |startpage=2 }}</ref> He was declared a bankrupt in 1778. |
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La Roche died in September 1804, aged 70, when the baronetcy became extinct. He had married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of John Yeamans of Antigua, and the widow of William Yeamans Archbould of Antigua and Bristol and secondly ?Elizabeth, with whom he had one son. |
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Revision as of 10:37, 6 September 2013
Sir James La Roche (or Laroche), 1st Baronet (24 June 1734 – September 1804), was a British slave trader and politician.
He a younger son of John Laroche, M.P.
James La Roche was a Bristol slave trader. He was Sheriff of Bristol for 1764-5 and a master of the Company of Merchant Adventurers in 1782-83. In the mid 18th century he purchased the Elizabethan mansion Over Court near Almondsbury, Gloucestershire.[1]
He represented Bodmin in Parliament between 1768 and 1780.[2] In 1776 he was created a baronet, of Over in the Parish of Aldmondbury in the County of Gloucester.[3] He was declared a bankrupt in 1778.
La Roche died in September 1804, aged 70, when the baronetcy became extinct. He had married twice: firstly Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of John Yeamans of Antigua, and the widow of William Yeamans Archbould of Antigua and Bristol and secondly ?Elizabeth, with whom he had one son.