About Hammel Madden Deroche
Lived 1840 – 1916 (aged 75). Hammel Madden Deroche was a Canadian politician.
Hammel Madden Deroche, (August 27, 1840 – March 10, 1916) 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 Fenians 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.
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Canadian politician (1840–1916)
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Hammel Madden Deroche was born on 27 August 1840 in Newburgh, Ontario, Upper Canada.
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Hammel Madden Deroche died on 10 March 1916 in Greater Napanee.
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