Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
The Lord Fermoy | |
|---|---|
Fermoy in the 1910s | |
| Member of Parliament for King's Lynn | |
| In office 1943–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Somerset Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Wise |
| In office 1924–1935 | |
| Preceded by | George Woodwark |
| Succeeded by | Somerset Maxwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 15 May 1885 London, England |
| Died | 8 July 1955 (aged 70) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Frances Shand Kydd and Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Diana, Princess of Wales (granddaughter) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales |
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Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (15 May 1885 – 8 July 1955) was a British Conservative Party politician and peer in the Peerage of Ireland. He served as Member of Parliament for King's Lynn from 1924 to 1935 and again from 1943 to 1945. Roche was the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales, through his daughter Frances Shand Kydd, and the husband of Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy, a confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.