Sir James La Roche, 1st Baronet
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Sir James La Roche 1st Baronet (24 June 1734 – September 1804), was a British slave trader and politician.
La Roche was a Bristol
slave trader. In the mid 18th century he purchased the Elizabethean mansion Over Court near Almondsbury
, Gloucestershire
. He represented Bodmin
in Parliament between 1768 and 1780. In 1776 he was created a Baronet, of Over in the Parish of Aldmondbury in the County of Gloucester.
La Roche died in September 1804, aged 70, when the baronetcy became extinct.
La Roche was a Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
slave trader. In the mid 18th century he purchased the Elizabethean mansion Over Court near Almondsbury
Almondsbury
Almondsbury is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England.-Description:The village is split by a steep hill, part of the escarpment overlooking the Severn floodplain. At the bottom of the hill is Lower Almondsbury where a pub and hotel, The Bowl Inn, is...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. He represented Bodmin
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)
Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
in Parliament between 1768 and 1780. In 1776 he was created a Baronet, of Over in the Parish of Aldmondbury in the County of Gloucester.
La Roche died in September 1804, aged 70, when the baronetcy became extinct.