John Roche (1848[1] – 27 August 1914) was an Irish politician.
Born in Woodford, County Galway, he was the son of William Roche, a miller and farmer.
[2] He was a tenant on the Woodford estate of the Earl of Clanricarde, and was jailed on a number of occasions for his active opposition to eviction proceedings during the Land War.
He married, on 30 January 1878, Teresa Donnelly, of Douras, Co.
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