Career
He served six-terms in 1896, 1901, 1905, 1908, 1924, and 1925. He also served as postmaster. Roesch, was the first town treasurer of Eau Gallie in 1887.
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Roesch postmaster of Eau Gallie, and reappointed him in 1918.
In 1921, he was reappointed by President Warren Harding. He founded the The Eau Gallie Record in 1916.