Augustine Roche
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Augustine Roche (c.
1849 – 7 December 1915) was an Irish Parliamentary Party
politician from Cork
. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1905 to 1910, and from 1911 until his death.
He first stood for election to the United Kingdom House of Commons as a Parnellite candidate at a by-election
in June 1895 for Cork City constituency
, where William O'Brien
MP had resigned his seat
. He was narrowly defeated in the by-election by the Anti-Parnellite candidate J. F. X. O'Brien
, and lost again at the general election in July 1895
, when both of Cork City's two seats were won by Anti-Parnellites.
After that second defeat, he did not stand again until J. F. X. O'Brien
died in May 1905, and at the resulting by-election on 14 June he was returned unopposed for the Irish Parliamentary Party
, the two sides having reunited in 1900. He was re-elected unopposed at the 1906 general election
. He held the seat again in January 1910, against a strong challenge from the All-for-Ireland League
, whose leader William O'Brien
took one of the two seats. The League had split its vote in January by fielding three candidates in Cork, but at the next general election, in December 1910, their two candidates took both seats.
However, the winner of the December 1910 election in North Louth
, Richard Hazleton
, had been unseated after an electoral petition, and Roche was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election ion 15 March 1911. He held the seat untic his death in December 1915, aged about 59.
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
1849 – 7 December 1915) was an Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
politician from Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1905 to 1910, and from 1911 until his death.
He first stood for election to the United Kingdom House of Commons as a Parnellite candidate at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in June 1895 for Cork City constituency
Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)
Cork City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1880 to 1922 it returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
, where William O'Brien
William O'Brien
William O'Brien was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
MP had resigned his seat
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
. He was narrowly defeated in the by-election by the Anti-Parnellite candidate J. F. X. O'Brien
J. F. X. O'Brien
James Francis Xavier O'Brien was an Irish nationalist Fenian revolutionary. He was later elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as a Member of Parliament in the Irish Parliamentary Party.O'Brien was born in Dungarvan, Co...
, and lost again at the general election in July 1895
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
, when both of Cork City's two seats were won by Anti-Parnellites.
After that second defeat, he did not stand again until J. F. X. O'Brien
J. F. X. O'Brien
James Francis Xavier O'Brien was an Irish nationalist Fenian revolutionary. He was later elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as a Member of Parliament in the Irish Parliamentary Party.O'Brien was born in Dungarvan, Co...
died in May 1905, and at the resulting by-election on 14 June he was returned unopposed for the Irish Parliamentary Party
Irish Parliamentary Party
The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...
, the two sides having reunited in 1900. He was re-elected unopposed at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
. He held the seat again in January 1910, against a strong challenge from the All-for-Ireland League
All-for-Ireland League
The All-for-Ireland League , was an Irish, Munster-based political party . Founded by William O'Brien MP, it generated a new national movement to achieve agreement between the different parties concerned on the historically difficult aim of Home Rule for the whole of Ireland...
, whose leader William O'Brien
William O'Brien
William O'Brien was an Irish nationalist, journalist, agrarian agitator, social revolutionary, politician, party leader, newspaper publisher, author and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
took one of the two seats. The League had split its vote in January by fielding three candidates in Cork, but at the next general election, in December 1910, their two candidates took both seats.
However, the winner of the December 1910 election in North Louth
North Louth (UK Parliament constituency)
North Louth was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918...
, Richard Hazleton
Richard Hazleton
Richard Hazleton was an Irish nationalist politician of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He was Member of Parliament for North Galway from 1906 to 1918, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-Early life:The son of Thomas Hazleton, of Dungannon...
, had been unseated after an electoral petition, and Roche was elected unopposed at the resulting by-election ion 15 March 1911. He held the seat untic his death in December 1915, aged about 59.