| 词条 | James La Roche |
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Sir James La Roche (or Laroche), 1st Baronet (24 June 1734 – September 1804), was a British slave trader and politician. He was born 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 Society of Merchant Venturers 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. References1. ^discoveringbristol.org Estates within 10 miles of Bristol {{S-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef| before = George Hunt| before2= Sir Christopher Treise }}{{s-ttl| title = Member of Parliament for Bodmin2. ^{{Rayment-hc|b|4|date=March 2012}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=11694 |date=20 August 1776 |page=2 }} | with = George Hunt | years = 1768–1780 }}{{s-aft| after = George Hunt | after2= William Masterman }}{{s-reg|gb-bt}}{{s-new|creation}}{{s-ttl|title=Baronet (of Over)|years=1776–1804 }}{{s-non|reason=Extinct}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:La Roche, James}} 9 : 1734 births|1804 deaths|British MPs 1768–74|British MPs 1774–80|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall|Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain|British slave traders|High Sheriffs of Bristol|People from Almondsbury |
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