Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy
| Edmund Roche 5th Baron Fermoy |
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|---|---|
| Born |
Edmund James Burke Roche 20 March 1939 |
| Died | 19 August 1984 (aged 45) Hungerford |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |
Eton College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Spouse(s) | Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman |
| Children | Hon. Frances Roche Hon. Elizabeth Roche Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy Hon. Edmund Roche |
| Parent(s) |
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy Ruth Sylvia Gill |
| Relatives | Diana, Princess of Wales (niece) |
Edmund James Burke Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy (20 March 1939 – 19 August 1984) was an Irish peer.
He was born on 20 March 1939, the only son of Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and his wife, Ruth Sylvia Gill.
He was a graduate of Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Roche became 5th Baron Fermoy in 1955 when his father died. He was an elected member of Newbury District Council between 1976 and 1979. He was chairman of Eddington Bindery Ltd, based at the Fermoy family home near Hungerford. He was also a steeplechase jockey.
He was married to Lavinia Frances Elizabeth Pitman (a descendent of Sir Isaac Pitman) and they had four children:
Lady Fermoy later remarried to Nigel Edward Corbally Stourton, a grandson of Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray, in 1995
Baron Fermoy and his family have close connections to the British royal family. His mother Ruth was a longstanding member of the Queen Mother's household. His sister, Frances, was the mother of Lady Diana Spencer. As the bride's maternal uncle, Lord Fermoy attended her wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981.
He was suffering from depression for a long period of time. Roche committed suicide by gunshot at his home, Eddington House, in Hungerford on 19 August 1984. He was 45.
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