Hammel Madden Deroche

Background

He was born in Newburgh in Upper Canada in 1840, the son of Pascal Deroche, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1868.

Career

He represented Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1883. 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 was named Queen"s Counsel in 1890.

In 1899, Deroche was appointed crown attorney for the county. He died in Napanee in 1916.

Connections

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Judge Madden