Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

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Edmund Roche
5th Baron Fermoy
Born Edmund James Burke Roche
(1939-03-20)20 March 1939
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Hungerford
Nationality British
Alma mater Eton College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Spouse(s) Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman
Children Hon. Frances Roche
Hon. Elizabeth Roche
Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy
Hon. Edmund Roche
Parent(s) Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
Ruth Sylvia Gill
Relatives Diana, Princess of Wales (niece)


Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy (20 March 1939 – 19 August 1984) was an Irish peer.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 20 March 1939, the only son of Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and his wife, Ruth Sylvia Gill.[1][2]

He was a graduate of Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[3]

Career

Roche became 5th Baron Fermoy in 1955 when his father died.[3] He was an elected member of Newbury District Council between 1976 and 1979. He was chairman of Eddington Bindery Ltd, based at the Fermoy family home near Hungerford.[4] He was also a steeplechase jockey.[3]

Marriage and children

He was married to Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman (a descendent of Sir Isaac Pitman) and they had four children:

  • Hon. Frances Caroline Burke Roche (31 March 1965)
  • Hon. Elizabeth Burke Roche (27 March 1966 – 2 April 1966)
  • Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy (11 October 1967)
  • Hon. Edmund Hugh Burke Roche (5 February 1972)

Lady Fermoy later remarried to Nigel Edward Corbally Stourton, a grandson of Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray, in 1995

Royal connections

Baron Fermoy and his family have close connections to the British royal family. His mother Ruth was a longstanding member of the Queen Mother's household.[3] His sister, Frances, was the mother of Lady Diana Spencer.[3] As the bride's maternal uncle, Lord Fermoy attended her wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981.

Death

He was suffering from depression for a long period of time. Roche committed suicide by gunshot at his home, Eddington House, in Hungerford on 19 August 1984.[1][5][6] He was 45.[3]

Titles & Styles

1939 - 1955: The Honourable Edmund James Burke Roche

1955 - 1984: The Rt. Hon. Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy

References

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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Baron Fermoy
1955–1984		 Succeeded by
Patrick Maurice Roche
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