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'''Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria''' {{small|[[Order of St. Gregory the Great|K. S. G]]}} (b. 26 September 1894 - d. 15 October 1962)<ref>{{cite book|title=Debates; Official Report, Volume 48|publisher=[[Madras Legislative Council]]|year=1962|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXceAQAAIAAJ&q=september+26}}</ref> was an | '''Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria''' {{small|[[Order of St. Gregory the Great|K. S. G]]}} (b. 26 September 1894 - d. 15 October 1962)<ref>{{cite book|title=Debates; Official Report, Volume 48|publisher=[[Madras Legislative Council]]|year=1962|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dXceAQAAIAAJ&q=september+26}}</ref> was an Indian politician from [[Tuticorin]] belonging to the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was from a wealthy and eminent [[Paravar]] family and was also a businessman with ownership in several commercial ventures. During 1926-46 he was the chairman of the Tuticorin Municipality. He was a member of the [[Madras Presidency]] Legislative Assembly during 1937-42 and a nominated member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1946. He served as the minister for Food and Fisheries in the [[P. S. Kumaraswami Raja]] cabinet during 2 June 1949 – 8 February 1952. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Tuticorin (State Assembly Constituency)|Tuticorin constituency]] in the [[1952 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1952 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He was also the governor of the [[Rotary International|Rotary district]] 320 (covering [[Sri Lanka]] and [[South India]]).<ref>{{cite journal|date=October 1964|title=These Rotarians|journal=The Rotarian|volume=105|issue=4|pages=52|issn= 0035-838X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=czMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Roche|first=Patrick. A. |title=Fishermen of the Coromandel: a social study of the Paravas of the Coromandel|publisher=Manohar|year=1984|pages=136|isbn=9780836413458 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5407AAAAMAAJ&q=roche+victoria}}</ref> | ||
Victoria became a Chevalier of the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The Roche park in Tuticorin is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/31/stories/2005123105290300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604181030/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/31/stories/2005123105290300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title= Maintenance of Roche Park privatised |date=31 December 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2010-03-12}}</ref> | Victoria became a Chevalier of the [[Order of St. Gregory the Great]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The Roche park in Tuticorin is named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/31/stories/2005123105290300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604181030/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/31/stories/2005123105290300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title= Maintenance of Roche Park privatised |date=31 December 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2010-03-12}}</ref> | ||
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J. L. P. Roche Victoria | |
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| Born | John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria 26 September 1894 Tuticorin, Tamilnadu |
| Died | 15 October 1962 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | politician |
Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria K. S. G (b. 26 September 1894 - d. 15 October 1962)[1] was an Indian politician from Tuticorin belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was from a wealthy and eminent Paravar family and was also a businessman with ownership in several commercial ventures. During 1926-46 he was the chairman of the Tuticorin Municipality. He was a member of the Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly during 1937-42 and a nominated member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1946. He served as the minister for Food and Fisheries in the P. S. Kumaraswami Raja cabinet during 2 June 1949 – 8 February 1952. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Tuticorin constituency in the 1952 election.[2] He was also the governor of the Rotary district 320 (covering Sri Lanka and South India).[3][4]
Victoria became a Chevalier of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[citation needed] The Roche park in Tuticorin is named after him.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Debates; Official Report, Volume 48. Madras Legislative Council. 1962.
- ↑ 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ "These Rotarians". The Rotarian. 105 (4): 52. October 1964. ISSN 0035-838X.
- ↑ Roche, Patrick. A. (1984). Fishermen of the Coromandel: a social study of the Paravas of the Coromandel. Manohar. p. 136. ISBN 9780836413458.
- ↑ "Maintenance of Roche Park privatised". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.