Hammel Madden Deroche
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Hammel Madden Deroche was an Ontario
(Canada
) lawyer and political figure. He represented Addington
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1883.
He was born in Newburgh in Upper Canada
in 1840, the son of Pascal Deroche, and graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1868. During that time, he served with the Queen's Own Rifles and fought against the Fenian
s at the Battle of Ridgeway
. He taught school at Newburgh and Napanee. He also served as inspector of schools for Napanee.
Deroche went on to study law, articling with James Bethune
, and was called to the bar in 1874. He practiced law in partnership with Judge Madden. In 1872, he married Sarah Ann Christian Pile. He was named Queen's Counsel
in 1890. In 1899, Deroche was appointed crown attorney for the county.
He was a Freemason and a member of the Church of England
. He died in Napanee in 1916.
Ontario
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(Canada
Canada
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) lawyer and political figure. He represented Addington
Addington (electoral district)
Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867....
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1883.
He was born in Newburgh in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1840, the son of Pascal Deroche, and graduated from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1868. During that time, he served with the Queen's Own Rifles and fought against the Fenian
Fenian
The Fenians , both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood , were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name "Fenians" was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican...
s at the Battle of Ridgeway
Battle of Ridgeway
The Battle of Ridgeway was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians...
. He taught school at Newburgh and Napanee. He also served as inspector of schools for Napanee.
Deroche went on to study law, articling with James Bethune
James Bethune
James Bethune was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1879....
, and was called to the bar in 1874. He practiced law in partnership with Judge Madden. In 1872, he married Sarah Ann Christian Pile. He was named Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1890. In 1899, Deroche was appointed crown attorney for the county.
He was a Freemason and a member of the Church of England
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
. He died in Napanee in 1916.